Let’s go floral as we head towards a Bank Holiday weekend and with a hint of warmer weather on the way.
Here are 11 Sunderland flower centre and garden scenes from the past to enjoy stretching from 1940 to 2023. They take in Pennywell, Whitburn, Seaburn, Holley Park and Clay’s Garden Centre.
Some of the Sunderland Echo photo memories come from the Winter Gardens, Wearmouth Colliery Club, and Springwell Village.
Have a look and see how many scenes you remember from this great collection of archive images.
Or maybe there is another aspect of Wearside’s past you would like us to spotlight, such as a pub, club, restaurant or shop that you loved.
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And if you want more of a wander down Memory Lane, take a look at the Wearside Echoes Facebook page which is filled with photos, articles and trips back to the past.
5. Happy times at Holley Park
Pupils from Holley Park Primary were in the school's willow garden to celebrate a great Ofsted report in January 2010. | se
6. A grand opening
The official opening of the St John Boste Catholic Primary School's garden in 2009. Get in touch if you remember this. | Local Library
7. On the lookout for a bear
Liam Cumming and Abbie Allan were playing 'hunt the bear' at the Winter Gardens in this National Bookstart Day scene from 2003. | Local Library
8. So colourful at the show
Christine Wolstenholme (left) and Alison Rogers were all smiles when they were pictured at Sunderland and District Flower and Vegetable Show, held at Park Road Methodist Church Hall in 1993. | Local Library