Photos from the fountain roundabout: The changing view of the Sunderland landmark

From spectacular winter scenes to a light display

By Chris Cordner

Published 1st Nov 2023, 11:45 BST

Thousands of people pass it every day.

The Seaburn fountain roundabout has attracted the attention of Sunderland Echo photographers since the 1980s.

The photos they took have been preserved in the archives and here they are once more.

Have a look at construction day images, icy scenes, and a light display from 2014.

Photos from the changing face of the fountain roundabout.

1. Fountain scenes

Photos from the changing face of the fountain roundabout.

Get in touch if you remember the 1989 Seaburn fountain design exhibition at the Civic Centre.
Here are Chantelle Scrafton, 14, and Anthony Summers, 14 preparing their models for the exhibition.

2. On display in the Civic Centre

Get in touch if you remember the 1989 Seaburn fountain design exhibition at the Civic Centre. Here are Chantelle Scrafton, 14, and Anthony Summers, 14 preparing their models for the exhibition.

Under construction in 1989. Tell us if you watched the work in progress.

3. Taking shape

Under construction in 1989. Tell us if you watched the work in progress.

Getting a close-up view of the construction work 34 years ago.

4. Watching it happen

Getting a close-up view of the construction work 34 years ago.

Sunderland Nostalgia Seaburn

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