But we want to know which of these factories you worked in back in the day.
Was it the shipyards of Bartrams or Thompsons, the Pyrex plant, Plesseys or Brian Mills. They’re all here in a selection of memories from the Sunderland Echo archives.
Maybe it was Perdio or British Ropes. Have a look at a selection of Sunderland workplaces we remember from the past.
9. Howard Rotavators
The Howard Rotovators Factory in January 1974 as it got ready for full production in a new custom built factory on the Wear Industrial Estate, Washington. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
10. Sunderland Shipbuilders
Inside Sunderland Shipbuilders, Ltd, new £11 million undercover shipyard complex at Pallion in 1976 | se Photo: se
11. Hepworths
Staff at Hepworth's factory in Pallion, pictured during a retirement presentation in 1976. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
