Everyday life in Sunderland’s past is captured in a new video which has just been published.
The 10-minute fascinating look at Wearside in years gone by is called Local Heritage Video from Old Photo Collections and has been compiled by Sunderland Antiquarian Society.
It includes the thrills of Sunderland’s speedway, the Sir Walter Raleigh statue outside Nelsons in Holmeside and removing tram tracks from Borough Road in 1952.
It is one of many great videos to be found on the Sunderland Antiquarian Society YouTube channel which you can find at bit.ly/3ZoNBd2.
1. Borough Road in 1952
Workmen were pulling up part of the tram track in Borough Road, in 1952. Next stretch of tram track to be removed was the Corporation Road - Ryhope Road line. | Local Library
2. Speedway memories from 1964
Going full throttle with Milton Cazley in action at Sunderland Speedway in 1964. | se
3. Sir Walter Raleigh
A carving of Sir Walter Raleigh was first designed and created by John Frazer, who was a Sunderland carver and gilder. He made it in Kyle’s workshop in Back Nile Street for Newbiggin’s Tobacco shop in High Street West. It first went on show in 1890 and was moved in 1913 to Holmeside after it underwent repairs. | se
