Tree thieves, barrels full of tar and a rubbish chute going up in flames - Sunderland has seen it all on Fireworks Night.
You would not believe the variety of incidents which have occurred on Wearside on November 5 in years gone by.
In the 1880s, a Whitburn tradition of burning tar in barrels landed villagers in trouble in the police.
It was just as bad in 1950 when whole trees were going missing at Humbledon Hill as kids chopped them down for their bonfires.
Then there’s the year when a Sunderland hotel had banger broth and burning beef on the menu.
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1. Tar barrels in Whitburn
Back in the 1880s, a decades old tradition was being held in Whitburn where villagers would light barrels of tar. However, in 1889, it got out of hand when some young villagers landed in court when they decided it would be a good idea to light the barrels on the main road. | Google Maps
2. Dancing demons in Holmeside
Back in 1929, Saxons shop in Holmeside had a huge selection of fireworks for sale. They included star shells, snow showers, dancing demons and acrobats. Photo: Sunderland Antiquarian Society.
3. Return of Guy Fawkes
For the first time in years, children could celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5 in 1945. Fireworks were in short supply but children still managed to find some sparklers which they lit on waste ground near the centre of the town. | se
4. Penny for the Guy
The tradition of the Guy Fawkes effigy has changed over the years. Just after World War II, it involved children dressing it in family cast-offs and putting it in a chair. Then it was paraded through the streets to the cries of “Spare a copper for the Guy: Remember the Guy,’ In 1947, as life returned to normality, the Sunderland Echo urged people to 'throw caution to the wind and really give the kids an idea of what a pre-war Guy Fawkes night was like." | se