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24/08/2018

Demolition of the Edward Thompson Paper Mill chimney, 24th August 2018. www.this-is-sunderland.co.uk

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04/06/2018

The New Bridge, 2018.

28/03/2017

Last week I got an email from a fella called Nick Oldham.
He'd worked on a Channel 4 documentary filmed in Sunderland from 1988-93 and thought I'd be interested in seeing it. (He was right). In his words...

'It was filmed over 5 years starting from the launch of the last ship and follows the plans to revitalise the town (as it was then) together with the lives of 3 families all with a teenager about to make their way in the world and with visions of their own future.'

Very bleak in parts - very Sunderland - there's some incredible scenes. It's an amazing insight into the place back in the early 90s, in the grip of industrial decline. In some ways, not that much has changed. The 'becoming a City' street party scenes are a treat. Well worth setting an hour or so aside to watch the lot.

Whatever happened to the Dream Roadshow...

Links to the 4 parts are:

Sunderland: The Jewel in the Cap - Part One (1988/90)
https://youtu.be/7tCxlBo9-As

Sunderland: The Jewel in the Cap - Part Two (1990/91)
https://youtu.be/jjwFr4yaTjM

Sunderland: The Jewel in the Cap - Part Three (1991/92)
https://youtu.be/EY0NNk-aMeU

Sunderland: The Jewel in the Cap - Part Four (1992/93)
https://youtu.be/OGAv5jnCHYA

14/10/2016

Roker Park Illuminations timelapse video from a few years back. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkjQt4QjTIw

Mini timelapse shot in Roker Park on the 3rd November 2013, the final night of the Roker Lights (Illuminations). This year had a strong Alice in Wonderland t...

25/08/2016

3 years to the day since this video landed - where has the time gone...? https://youtu.be/f-NngwPKo70

Night time scenes from around Wearside, taking in all the sights: Pensher Monument; three bridges; Roker lighthouse and the coast; the River Wear and much of...

14/05/2016

New set of images up online, a place some of you may be familiar with...

Gill Bridge Police Station and Cells photographed in March 2015, before closure of the station and relocation to Southwick. Full gallery here:

http://this-is-sunderland.co.uk/photos/gill-bridge-police-station-and-cells/

13/03/2016

This time last week one of the strongest Northern Lights shows in recent years was underway, visible to the naked eye. A magical sight!

Here's a short, looped timelapse video taken from up the coast at Souter, looking towards South Shields.

https://youtu.be/ExKt_D9vWEk

Looped Northern Lights timelapse footage. Captured from Whitburn on 6th March 2016 looking out across the North Sea to South Shields. Andy Martin: http://mar...

28/07/2015

Something to brighten up a grey day - a new video! Much thanks to Field Music for the instrumental version of their track 'Tones of Town' that accompanies the video. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/akfa1EtLYOU

PART ONE HERE: https://youtu.be/f-NngwPKo70 Part 2 of the 'This is Sunderland' timelapse series, and probably the last, unless somebody wants to commission (...

10/04/2015

The River looking like glass last night!

06/04/2015

Stadium of Light / River Wear 10x8 inch prints for sale: http://northsands.bigcartel.com/product/stadium-of-light-river-wear-10x8-print

01/02/2015

This is Sunderland photo of the day #32 - Newcastle Rd Swimming Baths. www.this-is-sunderland.co.uk

31/01/2015

This is Sunderland photo of the day #31 Wreck of the concrete hulled boat Cretehauser / Cretehawser. www.this-is-sunderland.co.uk