Great video. I spent 3 happy years there in the mid 1980s. Used to love the football matches at Roker Park. Had a couple of days up there 3 months ago and still love the place.
A remember going to the bowling alley in sunderland with my dad when he was still alive it brings back so many happy memories when I think of that place.
this is my favourite memories of Sunderland so far, you've got photos of places that I can remember and went to regularly and have real memories of. we lived in a pub in Silksworth from about 1987 to 1990 so fond memories of the bridges, crowtree South shields and the metro centre. the photo of the shops by the bus station really choked me up because that was the view I had every time I got on and off a bus. everything was so much cheaper then and we had proper snowy winters and some cracking summers, remember swimming in the sea at South shields.
What we see there as "The Palace" surely used to be known as the Locarno Ballroom on Newcastle Road? I ran a taxicab as a temporary job whislt awaiting emigration in 1974 from an office just down from there and they had big acts who appeared there - Free was one and Status Quo, who I drove back to their hotel after their gig. The place used to jump at the weekends.
The Palace brought back memories. It was The Locarno back then and when it first opened there was a man in Top Hat and Tails checking everyone trying to get in on a Saturday night. There was a minimum dress code and I thought I would be fine with my made to measure suit from Jacksons the Tailors. However it was not to be, he would not let me in because I was wearing white socks!!!!!
Love it always have from being a bairn born in brasside Durham I got swept up by sunland s football team throo me grandads and uncles ! Reet the way throo me life even gannin 2 the rink the Locarno + the many boozers and clubs on roker avenue as well as takin me arn bairns winckleing alang at Whitburn ! Great memories and some that now hurt after the decimation of thatchers evil on sunland ! A pig wi knickers and lipstick on that had nowt but vengeance and bile on the north easts menu ! The only thing she niva took was the good memories ?!?!?!
All these memories before Sunderland council Absolutely Took everything from the Town that meant anything to the Residents.Ghost town now and an absolute Disgrace of a town centre (if it’s outside of the Bridges) its either a run down pub or a takeaway!!!! Leisure Centre gone (Crying Shame) Vaux Gone Bowling Alley gone Seaburn fair gone All the great nightclubs Gone All the great Clothes Shops gone Louis cafe gone Hang your Heads Sunderland Council your a disgrace!!!
Couldn’t agree with you more, the Sunderland council has totally decimated Sunderland. It has a river, a fantastic coastal area, and nothing else. Got that eye sore STACK 🙈 one sunny morning my wife and I walked from the city Center to the sea front…… one bungalow cafe before we got to the front, we did come across one cafe open on the front mind. Should be ashamed of themselves. 😢This is what happens in a Labour run area.
At least 4, they were real popular back when they first came out, I had one, the big one with the double rear wheels and a 3 ltr V6 - 90 mph cruising on the motorway!
anthony stephenson Watch Morgoths revue, The jailing of Billy Charlton on RUclips. Two Sunderland women were drugged, tortured and raped by eight immigrants, they were released without charge, while Billy Charlton got twenty one months in prison for speaking hurty words. Watch and listen what the labour leader of Sunderland Bob Price had to say regarding these two women. I have voted labour for 54 years but never again.
My Dad, Robert Stanley Wood, stood for the Conservatives - when they actually were Conservatives unlike today - back in the 1951 elections. Not a chance of actually getting voted in then, nor ever since for any but Labour! Sunderland people have only themselves to blame.
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Crying watching this. Reminded me of my nan who dies nearly 1year ago. RIP nana... Barbara. Xx
God Bless 🙏🏻
This is a flood of memories thank you its like the 9 lives flashing before my eyes in a good way
So many memories ... thank you! :)
Geordie Jeans...that brings back memories! :D So does the Durham Book Centre.
Stephen davis..oh yes fantastic..i live newcastle but born sunderland ..wil always be a mackem.luv the place
Great video. I spent 3 happy years there in the mid 1980s. Used to love the football matches at Roker Park. Had a couple of days up there 3 months ago and still love the place.
I am from South Shields and I used to go to Genevieve's in Sunderland, I loved it and think Sunderland has a brilliant shopping centre too.
Gents is no longer there and neither is the brilliant shopping centre town.Gone through Labour greed.
Elizabeth stephenson..loved it to..my all time fav song ultravox 1981..god i mis old sunderland..
@@themanftheworld8439 its not greed by labour man.
A remember going to the bowling alley in sunderland with my dad when he was still alive it brings back so many happy memories when I think of that place.
this is my favourite memories of Sunderland so far, you've got photos of places that I can remember and went to regularly and have real memories of. we lived in a pub in Silksworth from about 1987 to 1990 so fond memories of the bridges, crowtree South shields and the metro centre. the photo of the shops by the bus station really choked me up because that was the view I had every time I got on and off a bus. everything was so much cheaper then and we had proper snowy winters and some cracking summers, remember swimming in the sea at South shields.
Love it!
Memories, that's all this town's living on now unfortunately.
City
Agree, Sad!
Doom n gloom. Sunderlands a great place to live and without a labour council could be even better
@@inthemix3013 bull Tory council wood be no better
@@alanray2810 id take my chances mate
OMG Geordie Jeans, that brings back memories.
yes, Geordie Jeans.....Blandford St. Happy days, x
@@sandraclark3251 Yep.....had a few pair of Jeans from that place! :D
Keen jeans took over I remember.
Personally I wore Inega jeans and Lois
Jeans like most or Stucci
@@sandraclark3251 oh yes hills around the corner.we should meet up and digress
@@sandraclark3251 not blandford st...olive street..blanford pub etc on blandford st
What we see there as "The Palace" surely used to be known as the Locarno Ballroom on Newcastle Road? I ran a taxicab as a temporary job whislt awaiting emigration in 1974 from an office just down from there and they had big acts who appeared there - Free was one and Status Quo, who I drove back to their hotel after their gig. The place used to jump at the weekends.
The Palace brought back memories. It was The Locarno back then and when it first opened there was a man in Top Hat and Tails checking everyone trying to get in on a Saturday night. There was a minimum dress code and I thought I would be fine with my made to measure suit from Jacksons the Tailors. However it was not to be, he would not let me in because I was wearing white socks!!!!!
Geordie jeans - now you're talking.
done the plastering in that shop with my dad
Great video, Love that music one of my favourite tracks in a cool film (true romance)
Badlands theme tune, apt.
Thats amazing thank you!
spot on mate brought back some very good memories
Got to say no memories came a flooding back to me other than being dumped at the mecca for the doxford christmas party
Love it always have from being a bairn born in brasside Durham I got swept up by sunland s football team throo me grandads and uncles ! Reet the way throo me life even gannin 2 the rink the Locarno + the many boozers and clubs on roker avenue as well as takin me arn bairns winckleing alang at Whitburn ! Great memories and some that now hurt after the decimation of thatchers evil on sunland ! A pig wi knickers and lipstick on that had nowt but vengeance and bile on the north easts menu ! The only thing she niva took was the good memories ?!?!?!
music by hans zimmer called your so cool
What is Monroe doctrine?
All these memories before Sunderland council Absolutely Took everything from the Town that meant anything to the Residents.Ghost town now and an absolute Disgrace of a town centre (if it’s outside of the Bridges) its either a run down pub or a takeaway!!!!
Leisure Centre gone (Crying Shame)
Vaux Gone
Bowling Alley gone
Seaburn fair gone
All the great nightclubs Gone
All the great Clothes Shops gone
Louis cafe gone
Hang your Heads Sunderland Council your a disgrace!!!
Couldn’t agree with you more, the Sunderland council has totally decimated Sunderland. It has a river, a fantastic coastal area, and nothing else. Got that eye sore STACK 🙈 one sunny morning my wife and I walked from the city Center to the sea front…… one bungalow cafe before we got to the front, we did come across one cafe open on the front mind. Should be ashamed of themselves. 😢This is what happens in a Labour run area.
1:30 How many Transits?
At least 4, they were real popular back when they first came out, I had one, the big one with the double rear wheels and a 3 ltr V6 - 90 mph cruising on the motorway!
Labour council and passive Labour mp s have ruined a once proud town-city.🙁
anthony stephenson with a lot of help from a certain Margaret Hilda Thatcher nee Roberts. And dirty Dave's austerity debacle
They tend to conveniently forget about Thatcher' s revenge filled policies to break up large unions
anthony stephenson Watch Morgoths revue, The jailing of Billy Charlton on RUclips. Two Sunderland women were drugged, tortured and raped by eight immigrants, they were released without charge, while Billy Charlton got twenty one months in prison for speaking hurty words. Watch and listen what the labour leader of Sunderland Bob Price had to say regarding these two women. I have voted labour for 54 years but never again.
@Man of The World - Absolutely spot on. You can't get through to these staunch Labour fanatics... deluded!
My Dad, Robert Stanley Wood, stood for the Conservatives - when they actually were Conservatives unlike today - back in the 1951 elections. Not a chance of actually getting voted in then, nor ever since for any but Labour! Sunderland people have only themselves to blame.