11 memories of life in Sunderland in the 1960s

Eyes down for bingo, Bis Bar and days at the beach

It was only 60 years ago but so much has changed.

Here are 11 views of Sunderland as it looked in the 1960s.

They were the days of great coffee bars, full houses in the bingo halls and picnics at the Air Day.

But they were also the days of working down the pits and graft at the shipyards.

Have a look at Sunderland in a bygone era thanks to 11 photos from the Echo archives.

5. Ready for duty

Sunderland's first police dogs pictured in 1962. | se

The Duke of Edinburgh pictured on a visit to Doxfords in 1963. | se

The River Wear police boat on patrol in an Echo archive view from September 1964. | se

Bis Bar in the picture in this great view from Park Lane in April 1965. | se