Sunderland 1980s video done by Sunderland university students...

[@alanbeaumont4848]

Opens turning left onto Toward Rd from Park Road. The shop is still there, but now a hair salon!

[@bebobbebob8275]

When you think about it it's not even that long ago. In some places big changes and in others no changes at all. Typical old camcorder footage. Really interesting.

[@michaelloughlin734]

These films came from students from Sunderland University who had done street surveys in Sunderland and were discarded in a skip their was more the lad only rescued two at the time what a shame others would have been intresting to view....I have both posted on my KZbin channel.

[@alanbeaumont4848]

Sunderland Polytechnic.

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Amazing to see this. I was at the Poly from '84-'87. Lived at Park Place West, Esplenade West, St. Bede's Terrace, Brandling Street (Roker).

[@michaelloughlin734]

Mrinal that's great to hear glad you enjoyed it.

[@mrinalkundu1521]

@@michaelloughlin734 I certainly did. It's scary to think how long ago it was. I stayed in the North East for nearly 15 years. Very different times then. Miners strike. Shipyards closing. Marsden Grotto collapsing.

[@michaelloughlin734]

@mrinalkundu1521 Yes big changes.

[@robchissy]

I remember these days, and seeing the old shops, it reminded me of a joke, please bear in mind i was only a kid in the 80's, i was born 1974 oh where did you buy that? Binns ahhhhh, you're a bin raker

[@joeritchie7286]

14:31I miss those old Willowbrook atlanteans

[@joeritchie7286]

The good old days , Sunlun in the 80s , years before it turned into a shithole

[@leeanderson5025]

It's always been a shithole

[@davidsanderson5918]

@@leeanderson5025 To be fair you do have a point. I was brought up a few miles down the road at South Shields and Sunderland was always a dump while I was growing up. Only went there for the football and the odd panto.

[@arturo468]

The fact that Sunderland Council cancelled the 2023 Airshow because of their Net zero ambitions tell you all you need to know about the idiots in charge.

[@darrensmith4279]

Arthur..its cancelled all together...never to b seen again

[@davie8593]

Net zero but they're tearing up the Gill where loads off animals live and cutting down hundreds off trees to build a new foot bridge over the river wear.

[@darrensmith4279]

Arthur t its been cancelled all together.its not zero ambitions.its health&safety first

[@bebobbebob8275]

If you live at Roker or Seaburn the Air Show was a yearly pain in the backside. And I am not a Net Zero fan.

[@mrwizzardknight]

I live not far from here! XD

[@moose6676]

Unfortunately the local council hasn’t did anything to improve the now City 🙈 still a run down Labour city. It’s a lot worse now than it was after the War.

[@michaelallan5317]

Looks just the same! just dirtier now.