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Sunderland Echo
  • 09/01/2025
These were the scenes when Sunderland's new £3.5m Civic Centre took shape in 1970.

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00:00It was a massive undertaking but Sunderland got its new £3.5 million civic centre 55 years ago.
00:09In January 1970 the finishing touches were being put to the Burden Road building. The Sunderland
00:17Echo was there to record the occasion and here are those scenes in views from the Echo archives.
00:24Relive the earliest days of the civic centre which served Sunderland until 2021.
00:32Then share your own memories of it by emailing chris.cordner at nationalworld.com

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