I would willingly and happily go back to those days , OUR town had a purpose , it felt safe , The smell of Vaux hops pervading the town centre, the Victorian pubs , the old Joplings warehouse on Sans Street , great days , much missed , even now !in 2024
Alliance St was (is??) off Trimdon Street, Millfield. My old stamping ground. I remember the cobbled streets and the 'back lanes'. And the blackout during the war, was scary..
The bridges are still there, but everything else along the Wear has gone. It's been years since I spent any time there - there's nothing left to see. Last time I was up in Sunderland was after my Mam died and it was all empty space and main roads.
We used to visit a great aunt who had a shop opposite the The Regale. The streets around hendon looked like the ones in the film with gaps in them where the germans dropped their bombs try to hit the docks.
I would willingly and happily go back to those days , OUR town had a purpose , it felt safe ,
The smell of Vaux hops pervading the town centre, the Victorian pubs , the old Joplings warehouse on Sans Street , great days , much missed , even now !in 2024
Some great buildings on the river lost forever.
Sunderland's heritage lost right there.
Exactly !
Haven’t lived in Sunderland for 30 odd years but that is how I remember it as a kid.
Full of cars now, cars everywhere. People complaining about poverty because they struggle to run their car.
I left Sunderland in 1983 , been back no more than 5 times, its been trashed imo
@@justincase6645 still got memories of the good times mate 👍🏻
Alliance St was (is??) off Trimdon Street, Millfield. My old stamping ground. I remember the cobbled streets and the 'back lanes'. And the blackout during the war, was scary..
The bridges are still there, but everything else along the Wear has gone.
It's been years since I spent any time there - there's nothing left to see. Last time I was up in Sunderland was after my Mam died and it was all empty space and main roads.
Sunderland is great :)
It's funny I have watched this a few times but never noticed there were hardly any cars !
Hence what year it is....
Looks more like Beamish than the 1970s.
The streets were tarmaced and the back lanes remained cobbled. I remember that from the early 70s
I go over that bridge loads of times to get to The Town (a.k.a: The Bridges(
From where i live in sunderland thats what we call "over the water"
Yeah I do to!!
@@winningsides7347 absolutely. 💯
So few cars parked in the streets
Luxury, i lived in a hole in the road
You had a hole?? Now THAT was luxury.
We used to visit a great aunt who had a shop opposite the The Regale. The streets around hendon looked like the ones in the film with gaps in them where the germans dropped their bombs try to hit the docks.
Great film and such good quality for the time! Where is/was Alliance Street? I am guessing Hendon?
alliance Street was in millfield you can see the lansdowne pub behind the washing line
Ivan Ol You're right, cheers mate
About six cars and one dustbin. FF to 2004 and the bins outnumber the cars but not by much.
no cars, no people, SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬