But it’s nothing new for Wearside - and it can even be enchanting as these Sunderland Echo archive images show.


6. Chilly in Mowbray Park
Workers were pictured breaking the ice in Mowbray Park in 1973. | se

7. Taking you back to Tunstall Hills
The stunning Tunstall Hills are always striking but perhaps never more than in this snowy view from 1996. | se

8. Mill memories
Fulwell Mill looks especially picturesque in the snow in November 2010. | se