We took an Echo archive look at the cost of every day life on Wearside in 1974 and it might surprise you.
How much do you think corned beef from Disco, Ladybird skirts from Binns and prams from Woolco cost? What about a family ticket to the pictures.
Or how about a night at an Elizabethan banquet at Lumley Castle with wine and entertainment thrown in.
Here’s the answer. Read on.

9. Spend a little time and share
We looked back at the cost of living in 1974. Take your own journey back in time and share your memories of life on Wearside by emailing [email protected] | se
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