A former ground of Sunderland Football Club has certainly seen plenty of people pass through its doors since the club moved to pastures new.
Thousands have come through the doors of Thompson Park Community Centre, in Monkwearmouth, over the years and we are celebrating 70 years of the community hub which was built off Newbold Avenue back in 1956.
The site was the Black Cats’ sixth ground, which the team used from 1886-1898.
Since then, it has enjoyed all sorts of highlights and we have some of them in this gallery of Sunderland Echo photo memories.
See how many of these scenes you remember. They include pantomimes, goalkeeper training, fundraising in 2012 and a team from the centre taking part in the Boxing Day dip at Seaburn in the same year.
Have a browse through our gallery and then get in touch to share your own memories by emailing [email protected]
1. An appeal in 2025
Thompson Park Community Centre committee was looking for early memories from the public last year ahead of its 70th birthday. | Sunderland Echo
2. All new in 2021
Thompson Park Community Centre's new committee was pictured in October 2021. Pictured from left were Cllr Alex Samuels, resident secretary Fiona Tobin and chair Cllr Michael Butler. | Local Library
3. Happy 60th in 2016
Thompson Park Community Centre's 60th anniversary was celebrated by various people including the centre's chair Jan Pringle. | se
4. Memories on show
Another scene from the 60th anniversary celebrations in 2016. Here are Thompson Park Community Centre chairman Jan Pringle right, wih founder members Marion Lewis, Moira Dixon and Margaret Dagg looking at memorabilia. | se