Seven of the best pictures from Lermans in 1977 as we remember the much-loved Sunderland toy shop

What a shop and what a line-up of toys it had. That’s Lermans in Sunderland.

As our thoughts gradually turn towards Christmas, we found all of these 1977 views of the Holmeside store in the Echo archives.

They were the days when we all wanted skateboards, stuffed toys, model aeroplanes.

See if you can spot a toy you bought from Lermans.

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