Seven memories from Sunderland school days in 1974 looking back at Thorney Close, St Aidan's and Red House

School bands, playground scenes and annual trips

Ten out of ten if you remember these school day scenes from Sunderland in 1974.

Our thanks go to Bill Hawkins and Sunderland Antiquarian Society for sharing some superb images from Thorney Close, Red House, St Mary's, South Hylton and more.

If you were off on a school holiday in Greece, playing in the school band or helping the elderly, you might just remember some of these 50 year old moments.

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