Seven Sunderland and Durham streets pictured now and then, showing how places have changed over time

Views from Shiney Row, Houghton and more

Ever wondered what your neighbourhood looked like decades ago.

Here is the answer in a series of photos showing well-known local streets, but as they looked in different decades.

There are views from Shiney Row, Houghton Cut, Durham and Easington Village.

Over to you to judge the changes for yourselves in these photos from the Sunderland Echo archives and Google Maps.

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