I've got 19 reminders of what Sunderland life was like in the 1960s

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 1st Jul 2025, 17:12 GMT

Updated 1st Jul 2025, 17:26 GMT

Imagine if you could turn the clock back to any decade you want to see what Sunderland life was like at the time.

If only! But we can, at least by looking at the fantastic photos in the Sunderland Echo archives.

And that is exactly what we have done with these 19 memories of a decade to remember.

Air Day at Sunderland Airport and thousands turned out in 1968. | se

The opening of Sunderland Parachute Centre in 1969. | se

The Grand Hotel, Sunderland. The 50 bedroom hotel was one of Sunderland's main hotels until its closure in January 1969. Photo: Sunderland Echo

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