Jacky Whites Market - a Sunderland institution that's stood the test of time

Traders at Jacky Whites - also known as White's Market Sunderland - discuss their businesses, and the appeal of a market that has existed on Wearside for decades, even before the more than 50 years it has spent on its current site

[@k.h.5520]

Suddenly I'm not in me living room in Cornwall but transported back to 1968 as a bairn in Jackie whites with me nana & me man ,god rest them,eating ibbotsons pork dips,I can smell them now..Long live Jackie whites .Thanks for the memories.

[@Mackembri62]

Whenever I return to Sunderland I go to jacky whites even went there as a bairn always happy to know it’s thriving 😊

[@gpo746]

Straight off the train to Jackie Whites and to Ibbotsons for a steak pie, simply the best !. Love Sunderland , had a very happy childhood there !

[@kevinbaird7277]

Great memories of JW in the 80's - 90's when i found myself living in Sunderland for 5 years, now some 32 years later this video brought it all back to me, many thanks for posting.

[@ArtbyJoeH]

Nice too see Lorraine , I knew her as a little girl visiting her nanna , still as chirpy as ever! I remember Atkinsons records where you could buy chart singles and my favourite was the magazine shop where I would buy my ‘Monster magazines ‘ 🙂

[@paulinedixon3490]

That Jacky Whites is nowt like the old one. It was a bit minging but it was a lovely place. You could buy all sorts. The cafe was a special treat. A plate of chips and a glass of still orange Happy days.

[@mn4169]

My aunt worked at a shoe shop there. I remember the fish smell from the 1960s. Lots of lovely memories. What a great gang of people, keep doing what you do.

[@sandyc5331]

Must visit Jacky Whites again. Used to visit regularly ❤

[@peterbryce7602]

Visited yesterday,always great special,warm service, particularly the Hardwear unit and the jewellery and fine goods unit.10/10 Pierre le Bryce.

[@bernadettemurray8260]

Love the 🍓 and veg. The hairdressers. Always get my watch battery fitted there.

[@phann860]

Very true about watch batteries, I made the mistake of popping into a Jewellers opposite Debenhams, the cheeky wanted £20 and when I said I will think about it, he said "It will be same next time". Admittedly my watch is Casio which cost about £16 so I was presumably not the calibre of customer he was interested in. Jacky Whites is tucked into a corner so it not that Noticeable. I went in the first time and I didn't realise how much was there.

[@lordlucanslovechild1595]

More people would go to Jackie Whites and other parts of Sunderland City centre shopping centre if the council reduced or scrapped the car parking charges.

[@phildavis42]

never knew the fish shop was directly linked to fish quay shop!!

[@phildavis42]

Ibbetsons lush food, stir frys delish, pies and pasties delish

[@rokerlad49]

Propppppppaaaaaa people easy words to say .

[@snoopy63ify]

So many Southerners in Sunderland now.

[@phildavis42]

wot u tarkin aboot white man

[@IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou]

I remember the miserable, depressing, pedestrianised, mid-century shopping area, but I don't recall Jacky White's.

[@ArtbyJoeH]

Wow… you can’t have visited many times then !

[@phildavis42]

Spose it depends how old you are

[@flo6624]

Jacky whites , most Saturdays ibbitsons for a savaloy dip , top of bun dipped in gravy , yummy!