Revisit Sunderland's lost shops with Shots!TV

Lost Shops of Sunderland's Old Town Centre, with walking tours guide Ian Mole, can be seen on www.shotstv.com

Transcript

00:00 Pick and mix, record booths, personal appearances from celebrities, the High Street had a golden

00:10 age we're unlikely ever to see again.

00:12 Sunderland was no exception.

00:13 At one time it was so rammed with department stores that bins opened a branch across the

00:18 road from itself.

00:19 Sunderland folk took Joplin's for granted to such an extent that for decades we all

00:23 called it Joblings.

00:24 We didn't know what we had till it was gone.

00:26 Join us for a nostalgic stroll around the sights of Sunderland's lost shops with walking

00:31 tours guide Ian Moule.

00:32 It covers everything from the excitement of seeing Santa Claus to heartbreak in the doorway

00:37 of books fashions.

00:38 [Music]