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Inside a Blue Bell bar but which one..jp

Inside a Blue Bell bar but which one?

The Dun Cow bar back..jpg

Inside The Bars

In the Dun Cow, possibly Hopper Street o
Inside the American Hotel.Barrack Street

Inside the American Hotel, blown up by the Germans.

Unknown Pub in Snderland, any ideas.jpg

In the Dun Cow, possibly Hopper Street or it's the original High Street version.    

Inside the Seaburn Hall..jpg

Inside the Seaburn Hall.

Inside either The Vestry or The Scotch H

Inside The Scotch House by the looks of it.

Once owned by Quakers along with The Ves

Once owned by Quakers along with The Vestry and The White Hart,

should you show any signs of drunkenness the barmen would refuse

to serve you more beer as Quakers forbid the drinking of alcohol.      

The Three Tuns, East Street..jpg
Inside the Shipwrights, Ferryboat Lane.j

A Sunderland bar, any ideas?

The Three Tuns, East Street.

Inside the Shipwrights, Ferryboat Lane.

Inside Red House club in the 70's..jpg

Inside Red House club in the 70's.

Hidden in the depths of Wearmouth Hall,

Hidden in the depths of Wearmouth Hall, Polytechnic the Wearmouth Bar where     

they use to have real ale festivals, gone.  

Before, inside The Old 29..jpg

Before, inside The Old 29.    

 

Inside The Dray & Horses apparently..jpg

Inside The Dray & Horses .

Ladies club at Newbottle club ..jpg

Ladies club at Newbottle club .

Inside the Locarno ballroom..jpg

Inside the Locarno Ballroom.

Inside the Upper Deck, with photos of Su
And after The Old 29. Had a glass carpet

Inside the Upper Deck, with

photos of Sunderland ships.

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The Station buffet, used to enjoy many a

.And after, The Old 29. Had a glass

carpet long before Newcastle....     

The Station buffet, used to enjoy many a pint of Worthington E  

with my late Father, It was at the corner of Burgerking, Union St.

The Top Club (The original) Usworth Work

The Top Club The original Usworth Working Men's Club. Staff photograph taken in 1953.  

Pat Keegan at the bar of the Washington

Pat Keegan at the bar of the Washington Arms (1910).

Inside the Earl of Durham public house a

Inside the Earl of Durham public house at Washington Staithes (c.1958). Mr James Foley (left) with Mr Curtis.  

1958 and inside the Alexandra, Grangetow

1958 and inside the Alexandra, Grangetown.

The Rising Sun Barmaid (Moore Street).jp

The Rising Sun Barmaid (Moore Street)

Foyer of Steels Club, Stairs up to a mas
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Julio Arca pays ï¿¡3.50 to turn out for pub side Willow Pond .

The author ie me, Beehive Crowtree Road

The author ie me, in The Beehive

Crowtree Road about 1975 / 76.   

Foyer of Steels Club, Up stairs

 to a massive concert room.     

Inside Joseph's..jpg

Inside Joseph's. on Holmeside.

inside of The Dun Cow..jpg

inside of The Dun Cow, the bar.

Inside Dun Cow pub..jpg
Inside The The Tipsy Cow..jpg

Inside The Tipsy Cow, Bridge Street.

Inside The Dun Cow pub, looking from the backroom.

Painted Wagon saloon in Holmeside in Aug
Inside Painted Wagon again..jpg

Inside The Painted Wagon again.

Hastings Hill bar..jpg

Hastings Hill bar., a good selection.

Painted Wagon saloon in  Holmeside in August 1974.

Barbary Coast Nightclub..jpg
Inside Fino's recognise yersel..jpg

Barbary Coast Nightclub.

Inside Fino's, recognise yersel?.

A look inside the Excelsior in Hendon in

A look inside the Excelsior in Hendon in April 1988.

Inside the Ivy Leaf Club..jpg

Inside the Ivy Leaf Club.

Inside The Mowbray Park Hotel 70's..jpg

Inside The Mowbray Park Hotel 70's.

Inside The Blue Bell, Fulwell..jpg

Inside The Blue Bell, Fulwell.

Inside William Jamesons.jpg

 Inside William Jameson's with relations.

Inside The North Biddick club..jpg
Me, Cath, can't remember. Billy and Just

Me, Cath, can't remember. Billy and just there, Peter, Ivy House Pub, late 1970's  

Inside The Gunners..jpg

Inside The Gunners on Mary Street. 

Linda and me in The Blandford, Fred, God

Linda and me in The Blandford, Fred, God rest

his soul and Debs serving. Cheers Jackie.        

Inside The North Biddick club, quiz Tuesday 9:30pm.

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Inside The Museum Vaults.

Inside The Grey Horse, Penshaw..jpg

Inside The Grey Horse, Old Penshaw.

Me and Bev, Nookside Centre, late 70's..
Me, Sunderland National Reserve Club som

Me, Sunderland National Reserve

Club sometime in the past sort of.

Me and Bev, Nookside Centre, mid 70's.

Inside The Pennywell Inn, now a training
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Upstairs_in_The_Grindon_Mill_with_thanks

Upstairs in The Grindon Mill.

Inside The Pennywell Inn, now a training place and I recognise it from the design on the windows, the lounge still had the bar and fittings in back in the 90's.         

The inside of The Stables.

Here's a rare view inside the Scotch Thi
Inside the Londonderry.jpg

Inside the Londonderry, ruined now.

Inside The Golden Lion, Lion Place..jpg

Inside The Golden Lion, Lion Place before the fire.

Here is a rare view inside the Scotch Thistle Inn     which served the people of the East End from 1841 to 1943. The photo is believed to be from the 1930s.

A party at the Excelsior pub from late 80s, early 90s.

Inside South Hylton Social club..jpg

Inside South Hylton Social club.

In the Windsor Castle..jpg
In the Windsor Castle. again..jpg

In the Windsor Castle.

In the Windsor Castle. again.

In the Windsor Castle. once more..jpg
Inside The Brewery Tap. with manager Sid

Inside The Brewery Tap. with manager Sid.

Inside The Fire Station..jpg

Inside The Fire Station, which was one.

Inside the Bay Hotel Whitburn..jpg

Inside the Bay Hotel Whitburn, cracking music venue.

In the Windsor Castle. once more.

In The-Engine-Room..jpg

Inside the-Engine-Room.

Southwick Social Club in colour..jpg

Hepworth & Grandage Social Club 

Inside the Gannet..jpg

Downstairs to the Gannet Bar.

Inside Sloanes Sports Bar,.jpg

Inside Sloanes Sports Bar,

inside of Marlow's, above Turvey's garag
Inside Strokes, which sadly burnt down a

inside of Marlow's, above Turvey's garage, Holmeside, all gone.

Inside Strokes, which sadly burnt      down after being closed for a while..

The Dun Cow bar..jpg

The Dun Cow bar, another angle.

The Isis. Step inside this 1885-vintage,

The Isis. Step inside this 1885-vintage, Victorian, Grade II-listed beauty and gasp.  The pub had been abandoned     before Jarrow Brewery got its creative hands on it.          

Inside The Cooper Rose..jpg

Inside The Cooper Rose, Albion Place.

Ower the watter. Inside The Blue Bell, F

Ower the watter. Inside The Blue Bell, Fulwell

Inside The Brewery Tap, looking out,.jpg

Inside The Brewery Tap, looking out,

Inside the Museum Vaults, the bar..jpg

Inside the Museum Vaults, the bar and still going.

Inside the Promenade bar to look at the

Inside the Promenade bar to look at the sea...

Inside The Brewery Tap,.jpg

Inside The Brewery Tap, why was it pullled down?

Inside the Museum Vaults, the bar, nice

Inside the Museum Vaults, the bar, nice ceiling.

Inside The Golden Lion, South Hylton..jp

Inside The Golden Lion, South Hylton. 

Inside The Howard Arms, Roker Avenue..jp
Inside River bar..jpg

Inside River bar down by the river of course

Inside The Howard Arms, Roker Avenue.

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Inside The Mountain Daisy upstairs..jpg

Inside River bar from a different angle.

Inside The Mountain Daisy upstairs.

Interior of the George and Dragon, High

Interior of the George and Dragon, High street west.

Lounge of The Old 29, all wood, mirrors

Lounge of The Old 29, a beautiful roaring fire and fireplace with all wood paneling and mirrors until some daft idiot covered it all with lilac material.

Inside The Clipper, now The Avenue, neve

2 lads in the Clipper off Roker Avenue, still ganning as The Avenue of course   

Inside the Continental now 808..jpg

Barmaids in the Continental, now 808.

Porcupine Park, soon went back to the Al

Porcupine Park, soon went back 

to the Alexandria at Grangetown.

My old mate, Bobby Braithwaite and his w
Geotge Stoddart of the Sheet Anchor, 193

George Stoddart of the Sheet Anchor in 1932 and also ran The Wheatsheaf, Wolseley and Seaburn Hotel.      

Inside the Station Hotel, Stoney Lane, A

My old mate, Bobby Braithwaite and   

his wife Lilly, manager of The Victoria.

Inside the Station Hotel on Stoney Lane, staff of Anne, Minnie, Elsie and Hector.   

Staff at  Fino's.jpg

Staff at  Fino's night-club.

Inside Scotch House Brian Dunn.jpg
Possibly The George and Dragon, High str

Possibly The George and Dragon, High street west.

The Old Vestry Returns..jpg
North side

Inside The Gannet possibly.

The Old Vestry returns to Fawcett street.

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