Nine pictures from The Times Inn at Southwick, Sunderland, taken between 1986 to 2023

Murals, heroes and a rising darts star

By Chris Cordner

Published 14th Mar 2024, 15:36 BST

What an iconic pub the Times Inn is.

It's got murals of Sunderland heroes and has been a part of Wearside history for decades.

We are paying tribute with this selection of Echo archive photos spanning almost 40 years of the pub's past.

Have a look and then tell us which pub we should put the retro spotlight on next.

Nine photos spanning the decades at The Times Inn.

1. Times gone by

Nine photos spanning the decades at The Times Inn.

An Echo archive view of the Times Inn as it looked in November 1986.

2. Back to 1986

An Echo archive view of the Times Inn as it looked in November 1986.

Up and coming darts player Adam Lafferty was sponsored by the Times Inn back in October 2008.

3. Adam on the oche

Up and coming darts player Adam Lafferty was sponsored by the Times Inn back in October 2008.

Inside The Times Inn with Jimmy Montgomery in an Echo archive view from September 2020.

4. A day with a legend

Inside The Times Inn with Jimmy Montgomery in an Echo archive view from September 2020.

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