Town Hall Demolition: 11 Iconic Photos from Sunderland in 1971

The bulldozers moved in on one of Sunderland’s best known building 54 years ago this month.

The Town Hall was pulled down in early 1971 and the Sunderland Echo got all of these archive views of the work.

They show the bulldozers, scaffolding, teams and the overall site as workers got on with the job in hand.

Tell us if you worked on the demolition project, or were employed at the Town Hall. Relive the memories by emailing [email protected]

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