More smells from Sunderland's past - you shared your memories of all these aromas
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We’ve sniffed out some more of the aromas that you most associate with Sunderland.
And what a mix of pongs and pleasant memories you have of the past.
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Hide AdBread, coffee and fish
Binns for bread and coffee, and Jacky Whites for fish were among them.
It got lots more of you sharing.
Gordon Yule still has memories of the hemp from British Ropes in Roker Avenue.
Bakery smells are always fantastic and it was no exception for Keith Little who loved the aromas from Milburn's in Sea Road.
Hot cross buns anyone?
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Hide AdLynne Roberts was a fan of the hops from Vaux and said: “You could smell the brewery on certain days when you stepped off the bus in Park Lane. It was a lovely smell.”
The dining hall on the school ship
She wasn’t alone. Marie Wilkinson said: “Used to love the smell of the hops coming from Vaux, and seeing their horses delivering the beer and lager to the pubs.
“Used to like Binns also, buying some toys in there. There used to be a walk way underneath the road so that you could look around at Binns on the other side of the road.” Who remembers the smell from the dining hall on the school ship Nevasa. Lots of people did when we asked Echo readers for their memories in 2016.
Jim Watson took us back to a bygone era when he remembered the smell of cigarette smoke on leather seats upstairs in buses.
Tell us what you most associate with Sunderland. Both good and bad aromas.
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