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.
9. Fun at the 1985 festival
Enjoying themselves at the Clay's garden centre festival in 1985 are Andrew Reay, Stephen Rudd and Ian Walshaw. | Local Library
10. Going floral at Wearmouth
Wearmouth Colliery Welfare Garden Club's annual flower and vegetable show, held in Carley Hill cricket ground in 1982. Pictured are George Richardson (left) committee member and Mr Colin Dobson, club secretary. | Local Library
11. Wonderful in Whitburn
People flock to look round gardens in Lizard Lane, Whitburn, in May 1948. The writer Lewis Carroll stayed there on several occasions. | Local Library