A tour of 19 pubs and clubs loved and lost in Sunderland

The Sunderland Echo's Tony Gillan takes us on a bumper nostalgic journey around 19 notable pubs and clubs that are longer around in Sunderland

[@ernestwilson5591]

Hello Tony, a great video. I was born and raised in Sunderland. Many memories of the pubs and clubs, my Uncle worked at Vaux breweries for many years. I remember coming home on leave from the Merchant Navy and did a tour of Vaux breweries and got to drink a few beers afterwards in the Tap room. I miss the beer and the culture of the North East, six pints and you wanted to take on everybody! Aah, those were the days, have lived overseas for the last 40 years, good memories. Thanks for the video!

[@tomariowilliams1239]

Loved going to Chambers, Pzazz and Laings in my student days in the 90’s

[@WayneGarry-wt3yb]

Laings was a good pub I used to go their every day will Neil was on the Doors there my mate

[@mn4169]

Tony your walks are just the best. happy memories of my youth in the late 70s and early 80s. Love my hometown, but i do not recognize much now after so many decades away. Was there in 2014 and I got lost, had ask people for directions and it was difficult to understand some and they treated me like a poor tourist.

[@user-pi5bt4vn8z]

Drank in the jov for years Class pub still miss it

[@michaelwray1034]

I was one of the upper deck leerers hehe happy days

[@joanalmarghani661]

I went to fusion and genevieves in the 70s

[@angelmedia9051]

Me and my Brother dressed like Duran Duran in the late 80's went to Genevieve only to find a heavy metal group playing so we left before we got a slap, foolishly instead of heading back across the bridge we ventured towards Roker Avenue and found Dixons, after about 40 minutes we kind of realised we were going to get jumped by a group of lads who were clearly out for a fight. Luckily for us we just happened to get talking to a group of 4 other lads who were from Houghton (we were from Lumley) they were also a bit worried and saw we were in the same boat and suggested we all leave together. We made it out with nothing more then shouts and threats of a hiding if we ever came back, ended up in Bentleys and had a great night, all be it an expensive one.

[@user-iu8gf9sr7g]

Really great piece shame more don't do this.... loss of culture... many happy times in pubs all over that are no longer there...

[@andrewmccormack5884]

Drank in a few of those establishments late 70,s early 80’s😊 fond memories but hardly recognise me homegrown now

[@seanmc1351]

the blue monkey was around 99 to 2001 ish, i worked in the shell garage on chester road night shift, had many a person, ask where it was from out of town, it was not my scene, but it was closed and re opened and shut again i think, i could be wrong

[@seanmc1351]

you have missed so many that was a big 80s time, sams, the continental, even the lesiure center traks, then it changed its name, the beehive, the one across the road i cant remember, i could go on forever, so could you if you did the video justice

[@buddyodiase3917]

why don't Sunderland have night life like Newcastle? even though my school is in Sunderland i think i want to live in Newcastle how far is it and is it a good idea? i need your advice.

[@jeromybyatt3997]

THANKYOU there was the Continental pub ,the rose dean in ashbrooke , I was a gothic we went to Gollum’s that was behind the library on the left side. Do you remember a man trying to get into the Guinness book of records he nearly did it lawance lamb small man but very strong . What was the name of the pub that had straw on the ground,it was beside the swimming pool THANKYOU again

[@jeromybyatt3997]

Hi again I got a job on the TOXEDO ROYAL but I live in Seaham I youst to go by bus to work I was on the boat 4 about 10 years then I emergrated to Spain. Now I am back in coasta Norfolk thanks what school did you go to my I ask

[@lucymc0191]

ku club was originally called zhivagos ..annabelles was a high class night club ...sister club to julies in newcastle..but do you remember the double crown club ..????????

[@garyhughes1309]

I was a regular in the Old 29 to watch bands.But you're right it was not a good pub, neither was CBGBs though.

[@seanmc1351]

dixons, i was beaten up badly coming out of there in 83, tried to chat a girl up, her boyfriend was banned, she told him, we left, was badly beaten by the barclay court gand, i got to wheatsheaf police station, is was open then, he was arressted, i got bit of compo, he got a year, i got 1200 quid, not bad money in them days

[@TheStobb50]

What the ship in has gone?

[@andrewlindsay8557]

You missed 5th avenue out , probably because it was crap !

[@seanmc1351]

wooo the upper deck, bucky walker drank there, not a nice one, do not look at him

[@sirpagandetyptoft6793]

very dodgy newspaper, were given a list of nonces and evidence but binned it