Did you know the answers to our retro Sunderland shipyard questions?
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We hope you enjoyed our recent historic clip from the North East Film Archive.
Our clip featured the workers in a busy shipyard in the 1940s, building and launching the Mocamedes.
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Hide AdHow did you do with our questions? Here they are again and this time with the answers.
l Which shipyard was the Mocamedes built in? Bartram & Sons.
l What was unique about launching ships from this yard? It was the only yard to launch directly in the North Sea.
l Throughout history, how many registered shipyards did Sunderland have? Over 400.
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This 100-second clip shows the hustle and bustle of life in and around Sunderland and Wearmouth in 1964.
It is a chance for you to see the people of the day go about their business in a city centre that included Binns and Joplings department stores.
It also shows Wearmouth as a busy haven of industry and shipbuilding, lined with ships and manufacturing, long before the addition of the St. Peter’s University campus.
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Hide AdFinally, see Sunderland’s former railway station, which was redeveloped in 1965.
We hope that you enjoy this film of Sunderland gone by and we would love to know if you have memories of the shops and industries featured in the film?
Watch this space for another CineSecrets: Sunderland clip soon.