Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with our old photos, historic maps, local history books, and memories of Sunderland. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts.

It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs of Sunderland, but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality.

Old Maps of Sunderland

Historic Maps of Sunderland and the local area.

Sheet Maps of Sunderland

Historic Folded Sheet Maps of Sunderland and the local area, matching current OS Landranger Sheet Maps.

John McCue was a Union Rep at Hendon Mill and left c.1910 following a dispute with management. As a result his son, then about two years old, grew up in Kent where the family relocated to work at The Imperial Paper Mills, Gravesend. John was well known in Hendon for his involvement with a local Quadrille dancing group. I'd love to hear any memories of this group.
I was born in 1951 my dad worked for steels in the shipyard, and I have such wonderful memories of Sunderland, I am a makam till I die. I visited the north east continuaslly for until my parents died. My grandfather lived in the town end with thirteen children and my mother in duke St millfield. I would give my right or left arm to know the history of my grandfather who was a diver on the building of piers around ...see more

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