Nine cosy Sunderland and Durham pubs pictured from 2004 to 2008

Isis, Hastings Hill, Savannah and Mitchells - just for starters

By Chris Cordner

Published 18th Oct 2023, 12:13 BST

The colder nights are setting in and what could be better than a trip to a cosy pub.

We have done just that with an Echo archive tour of nine Sunderland and County Durham locals.

From Savannah to Isis and Hastings Hill to Mitchells, a warm archive welcome awaits.

What's yours? Memories that is.

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Don't they all look great. A look inside the bars of Sunderland and County Durham from 2004 to 2008.

1. They all look cosy

Don't they all look great. A look inside the bars of Sunderland and County Durham from 2004 to 2008.

The Whitburn Lodge looking cosy in 2004.

2. Ready for service

The Whitburn Lodge looking cosy in 2004.

How the Hastings Hill looked back in 2005.

3. The Hastings Hill

How the Hastings Hill looked back in 2005.

Inside the Isis in 2005. Does this bring back memories for you?

4. A bar scene at the Isis

Inside the Isis in 2005. Does this bring back memories for you?

Pubs Sunderland Durham Nostalgia

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