When life was not necessarly easy but much simpler. The way Sunderland's centre was crowded with people is amazing and so colourful. Not the dreariness we endure today.
.Thanks for posting this, I can say it is the best thing I have watched for ages. I particularly enjoyed seeing all the people in overcoats on the beach
Somewhat before my time. Left Washington in 1984 to live in Germany. Only place I was confident in spotting was Seaham Harbour. Football crowds was massive. Shame no local used for voice over. Thank you for posting.
WOW!!!!! This has triggered some memories. It's amazing what's locked away in the biological hard-drive that just takes a little prompt to be able to recall it.
I used to be a student at the University of Sunderland and all I have ever seen is the Tyne and Wear Metro as well as Network Rail. But if there was still trams about it would have been a thing of beauty. What a find mate!
Sunderland has always had an awful lot of problems - including back then, when crushing poverty was just as evident as it is now. We have huge problems now. But we also did back then, too.
My grandfather was a Ships plater (a trainee in the 1911 census) and lived in Sunderland his whole life. His father before him was a Ship Wright and his father in law also. In fact half of my family are from Sunderland. A (in my mind at least) famous relative being Fred Stewart; involved in Sunderland FC and director in the 1970s. Died 1982.
see if you can find a video on sunderland back in the 80s early 90s you will get a surprise, I am from sunderland too 34 years old. I just say remember the ship yard cranes, all vanished back in the 90s , your grand parents will have worked in the ship yards or the mines.
One reason trams (and trolleybuses) were removed in London was fire brigade argued their equipment was an obstruction- did that apply to Sunderland, and elsewhere as well?
Notice how well the people are dressed. I can remember dressing with collar and tie in the 1950s 60s now in 2021 we a prime minister living at no 10 with a illegitimate child and not married
WHAT ABOUT THE SHIPYARD OF BARTRAM AND SON THAT LAUNCHED INTO THE NORTH SEA. I WORKED THERE THROUGHOUT THE 50s AND 60s. WHAT A TIME THEN. UNTIL THATCHER DESTROYED IT.
awesome movie! great thanks for posting it!
Glad you liked it Paul, it looked (& probably was) a much simpler time
@@druidwulf yes, indeed ;-)
When life was not necessarly easy but much simpler. The way Sunderland's centre was crowded with people is amazing and so colourful. Not the dreariness we endure today.
.Thanks for posting this, I can say it is the best thing I have watched for ages. I particularly enjoyed seeing all the people in overcoats on the beach
@@grahamcannell9692 I know what you mean, I was particularly surprised to see Roker beach so packed
It was great watching this put pictures to my granddad's story's of when he used to work on the trams and buses as a conductor
Excellent find. Thank You!!!
Somewhat before my time. Left Washington in 1984 to live in Germany. Only place I was confident in spotting was Seaham Harbour. Football crowds was massive. Shame no local used for voice over. Thank you for posting.
WOW!!!!!
This has triggered some memories.
It's amazing what's locked away in the biological hard-drive that just takes a little prompt to be able to recall it.
I used to be a student at the University of Sunderland and all I have ever seen is the Tyne and Wear Metro as well as Network Rail. But if there was still trams about it would have been a thing of beauty. What a find mate!
This should be shown in all Sunderland schools as a reminder of what a great place it was.
Sunderland has always had an awful lot of problems - including back then, when crushing poverty was just as evident as it is now. We have huge problems now. But we also did back then, too.
2:13 "but the youngsters always have a wonderful time" - playing on the beach by the sewage outflow pipe!
Hope they'd had their polio shots.
My late mother used to warn me , when my dad took me to Hendon beach , that the water was full of "dead sailors" from the sewage outflow.
Marvelous thankyou
My grandfather was a Ships plater (a trainee in the 1911 census) and lived in Sunderland his whole life. His father before him was a Ship Wright and his father in law also.
In fact half of my family are from Sunderland. A (in my mind at least) famous relative being Fred Stewart; involved in Sunderland FC and director in the 1970s. Died 1982.
I’m 16 and have lived in Sunderland all my life and it’s weird to see how places I visit daily used to be
see if you can find a video on sunderland back in the 80s early 90s you will get a surprise, I am from sunderland too 34 years old. I just say remember the ship yard cranes, all vanished back in the 90s , your grand parents will have worked in the ship yards or the mines.
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Great memories 😊
18:48 - grandad Tom
One reason trams (and trolleybuses) were removed in London was fire brigade argued their equipment was an obstruction- did that apply to Sunderland, and elsewhere as well?
I'm a proud mackem
And so you should be, even though I moved to Salem Oregon in '99, I'm still a proud Mackem =)
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Notice how well the people are dressed. I can remember dressing with collar and tie in the 1950s 60s now in 2021 we a prime minister living at no 10 with a illegitimate child and not married
People didn't have money and yet were far better dressed than we are today.
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why 2 not like this ?
Mags.
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This is God's Country
@davidsnowdon7328 Exactly. English by birth, Mackem by the grace of God 😁
WHAT ABOUT THE SHIPYARD OF BARTRAM AND SON THAT LAUNCHED INTO THE NORTH SEA. I WORKED THERE THROUGHOUT THE 50s AND 60s. WHAT A TIME THEN. UNTIL THATCHER DESTROYED IT.