Christmas Shopping In Sunderland The Bridges

[@BenH2705]

Hard video to watch that remembering what Sunderland was like when I was a kid. It’s a shell of its former self thanks to online shopping. Joplings has been gone for years now turned into student accommodation. The leisure centre used to be one of the best things about town again gone. Despite not living up there anymore Sunderland will always be my home away from home.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate thanks on line shopping hasn’t helped mate either

[@susanbeaumont6063]

The whole world is changing, Terry. Great stream. Thank you very much.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers susan

[@alanjane7160]

Thanks Terry for the guided tour Sunderland looks nothing like when I was a kid growing up looks very cold boring anyway still love the southern people miss them in Australia all my best keep coming with the videos I love them you’re a good man thank you

[@themadmistake]

Cheers for watching mate👍

[@erichogarth4611]

I used to see Santa in Joplings when I was a kid ,my mam and dad always did a trip from Horden to Sunderland on there own every Christmas to get our presents , I can remember as a kid looking down some stairs a of pub called the Gannett, I think its changed its name several times since. I used to love Joseph's got a new Casey every Christmas loved the leather smell of it and a new subuteo team

[@themadmistake]

Class mate them were the days

[@fish-bx4wb]

I adore your videos mate and I really appreciate you channel. I love Sunderland. I Support Sunderland team. Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷. I had passed three years of my life there when I was a student at uni.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate thanks for watching

[@richardforzaroma8309]

Town is shagged charity shops kebab shops or shut down…it will never recover as long as internet shopping is available and it’s not just Sunderland it’s all over the uk and I don’t don’t think the councils do enough to support them ie high rent and high business rates…

[@themadmistake]

Spot on mate sad times

[@JohnnyPeacock1959]

Same here in Peterborough

[@gerardtom5722]

Tories are to blame a decade of pointless austerity

[@Adam-sd2ow]

@@gerardtom5722 A labour council haven't exactly shown ambition.

[@michaelfeeney1821]

A brilliant video as always Terry all the best to you and yours as always mate from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪mate 👍

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate much appreciated

[@martfildes9675]

😮 I’m shocked, I’ve been gone from the uk for years now but seeing the city Center like that is heartbreaking. Cheers for the video though mate.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers maté thanks

[@thomaspearson1919]

Many years ago I visited Sunderland shopping centre, and i thought this was much better than Newcastle town centre. I am from Newcastle.

[@themadmistake]

Nice one mate better value

[@freshie2006]

love these videos terry. reminds me of having days out during the summer . getting the bus to Newcastle then the train to Seaburn visiting roker park buying my top for the next season then heading to the city centre .

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate

[@SteNinjaMouseWatt]

Christ.. that's a trip down memory lane. late 90s were so much different lol

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate it was

[@Adam-sd2ow]

The most expensive and nicest building mostly benefit's the upper echelons of the council.

[@themadmistake]

Very true there mate

[@robchissy]

joplings closed about 10 years ago, it's going to be made into student accommodation, sunderland city centre is not what it was

[@themadmistake]

Agreed mate

[@Adam-sd2ow]

Lou Lou's for breakfast, then Joseph's for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, then hills for Goosebumps books, then Woolworth's for sweets,look around Binns, look around Joplings. All gone now.

[@themadmistake]

Very sad mate

[@sunderland97]

I remember when the bridges was all outside when I would come up from west Sussex to Sunderland

[@themadmistake]

Lots of changes mate and a lot for the worse pal plenty of shops closed down sad times

[@sunderland97]

Shame that places are closing down I remember a pub there called the top deck but that's going back to the 70s

[@themadmistake]

@@sunderland97 yeah me too mate

[@JohnnyPeacock1959]

It's such a shame to see so many closed Units. Indoor shopping centres have also played their part in killing of the high street.

[@themadmistake]

It is mate

[@safcdean7374]

The toy shop was Joseph's Terry loved that place as a kid. I live in the city centre now and it's so sad to see the state of the place, apart from the bridges the rest looks almost abandoned.

[@themadmistake]

Bridges is class mate but you right about rest very sad

[@JohnnyPeacock1959]

I saw a video that said it would take weeks to count votes in Arizona. I Commented "send the ballots to Sunderland they will count them in an hour for you "

[@themadmistake]

Haha spot on mate

[@robbeales5516]

I remember some of those places Sunderland/ Hull fan 👍

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate

[@charlierohan2396]

the stadium of light and surrounding bars and pubs on matchdays is the only good thing about sunderland now. it sad whats happening to the north east

[@themadmistake]

Very true mate very sad

[@ianwiles6782]

Bloody hell Terry! I thought that Gateshead town centre was depressing. No wonder prospective Sunderland players are shown around Durham..

[@themadmistake]

Agreed mate

[@bernadettemurray8260]

Thanks for the video.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers

[@geoffwhellans7836]

Well theres nowt open ghost town giro city shame gud vid Terry gan steady mate .

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate

[@briggsahoy1]

My wife and I were in Joplins the last day it was open to shoppers, Expat Geordie, Canada.

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate

[@gerardtom5722]

Joblings closed in 2010 where have you been ? 😃 it's now been transformed into student accomodation

[@themadmistake]

Yeah I never go back there 😂😂😂😂

[@jammiesafc449]

Class mate think nearly every town centre you go to as taken a hit not just bridges on line shopping plays a big part but to be honest the bridges is not all that bad still a lot of decent places to shop

[@themadmistake]

Yeah mate very true hard times for a lot of places cheers

[@kimberlybailes1804]

Aw gutted didn't see yah Terry. Would of said hi 👋

[@themadmistake]

Haha next time 👍

[@kimberlybailes1804]

@@themadmistake haha yeah 😆

[@josepha8415]

Why don't you go to every match? I really enjoy the match day vlogs.

[@themadmistake]

I do every home game mate unless bad be there Saturday

[@geezersafcftm]

Might be better to do a pub crawl video next

[@F1andfootballfan144]

Even though the shopping centre looks bad, it’s not as bad as here. Shopping has just gone downhill

[@themadmistake]

Where’s that mate

[@F1andfootballfan144]

@@themadmistake Portsmouth. Commercial road is actually hideous. The thing is it used to be really good

[@themadmistake]

@@F1andfootballfan144 it’s very sad mate sad times

[@TheBullet2888]

Nowt special , more places shitting down as the rents are stupidly expensive

[@themadmistake]

Crazy mate

[@chrispinkney8182]

Thanks ...

[@ToonArmyNL1892]

Pretty depressing. So many old town centres in poor shape. Some even have lots of spice heads and drunk folks staggering about. Probably best to demolish some of the buildings.

[@themadmistake]

Very true mate need investment

[@ianwilkinson3315]

What a sad video. Not been in the town for years and years. Can't believe how quiet it is. City center looks finished. Buying online and retail parks has decimated it. Sorry but bring back the 60's 70's and 80's for lots and lots of reasons. Big rethink needed.

[@themadmistake]

Very true mate spot on about what’s caused this .. on line and big retail parks

[@stevenhenzell8964]

Lovely watch Terry joplings shut down over 10yrs ago its student accommodation now ps Terry can you get me a number who to ring for a driver job at yours look on the website couldn't find anything cheers

[@themadmistake]

Will ask today if anything is going maté cheers

[@stevensimpson2625]

Ghost towm

[@stevensimpson2625]

5 th ave 🎉

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate

[@michaelhall2050]

England 2 Wales 1

[@robchissy]

i don't know what it is, but every time i go in tk max i feel like i want to vomit, maybe it's the lighting in there, i don't know

[@themadmistake]

Not my idea of fun mate

[@victorthirlwell6216]

Toy store was Joseph's terry

[@themadmistake]

Cheers mate wonder when that closed down ?

[@robchissy]

@@themadmistake it closed down about 20 years ago

[@victorthirlwell6216]

Closed late 90/s jopling s closed 2010

[@themadmistake]

@@victorthirlwell6216 cheers mate

[@jameshickey100]

You should get on Britian got talent hey

[@themadmistake]

😂😂😂😂

[@jameshickey100]

@@themadmistake if you go on KZbin type in james hickey stereophonics dakota

[@themadmistake]

@@jameshickey100 ok mate it’s you lol

[@fifapackopening5212]

I got a picture with you in sports direct

[@themadmistake]

Nice one 👍 hopefully a win on Saturday

[@fifapackopening5212]

@@themadmistake definitely can't wait 👍 and love you videos

[@themadmistake]

@@fifapackopening5212 cheers 👍

[@fifapackopening5212]

@@themadmistake no problem 👍

[@Adam-sd2ow]

The place has been ruined.

[@themadmistake]

Very true mate

[@ChrisBrown_1959]

Looks like everyone has moved to Newcastle.