There’s 76-year-old Leo Smith who was still going strong on the football pitch, Queenie Bennett who was a model at 73, and 80 year old milkman Fred Newton.
Bill Smith, 91, was putting people to shame with his computer skills and Florence Islip was still doing a paper round at 81.
Then there’s the oldest of them all Dorothy Ovenden who was 107 when she met the future King.
To enjoy more, visit the retro section of the Sunderland Echo website.
9. So devoted
Ellender Parker with her copy of the Echo. Ellender was pictured in 2009 when she was 86. She was photographed reading the Echo, just as she had done for 80 years. | se
10. Bill's computer skills
Bill Smith, 91, was a dab hand on the computer in 2009 and here he is brushing up on his IT skills at Age Concern with the help tutor John Wills. | se
11. The Spectre
Painter Brian Moore, with his distinctive top hat and tails and silver-topped cane, became known as the Sunderland Spectre.’ The pensioner was a regular fixture on the pub and club circuit around Sunderland and passed away aged 77 in 2016. | se