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.

13. Dewhirsts
Back to February 1997 at the Leechmere factory of Dewhirst. Pictured here are, from left: Ann Adams, Jackie Finnigan, Pat Spooner, Julie Wales, Stephaney Brown and front, Wendy Purnell. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
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