11 photos of the Roker Hotel through the years as it returns to the Sunderland Echo headlines

Fifty years of memories from the Roker Hotel as it gets the Sunderland Echo headlines once again

So much history has been created at the Roker Hotel and there is more on the way.

The seafront venue, is a step closer to opening a new function suite and conference centre, as reported in this Sunderland Echo story this month.

And that gives us a chance to jump back in time to enjoy memories from the hotel spanning from 1965 to 2015.

They include a famous footballer arriving at the hotel, an army regiment on parade, and the Castle View Enterprise Academy prom 11 years ago.

Ballroom dancing, a royal visit and a civic ball are also included in these photo memories.

But we want yours as well. Tell us if you have enjoyed a momentous occasion in your life at the hotel, or perhaps worked there in the past - or even met a celebrity while paying a visit.

Tell us more by emailing [email protected]

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