A close-up look at the restoration of Sunderland's Elephant Tea Rooms

The 'secret staircase' uncovered in Sunderland's Elephant Tea Rooms as renovation work goes on

Sumptuous Sunderland: Looking up at the buildings

Sunderland's Elephant Tea Rooms

A look around Sunderland's Local Studies Library in the famous 'Elephant Tea Rooms' building

A look at West Park Quarter, the new Sunderland housing development being built on former Civic Centre site

Inside Sunderland's restored Commissioners Building

Bennelli's coffee shop at Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden

Building restoration work at Sunderland's High Street West

Sunderland's old Town Hall - from Royal visits to demolition in pictures

US visitors make a trip to Sunderland's Hylton Castle - built by an ancestor

A look inside Sunderland's historic Langham Tower - on sale for under £1million

New Elemore Country Park cafe and garden centre

Improvements inside Sunderland's Phoenix Hall Masonic lodge

A tour of the restoration work at Sunderland's Hylton Castle

The former Elizabeth's Restaurant is transformed

A look inside the HQ of Sunderland Antiquarian Society

175 years of Monkwearmouth Station - now Sunderland's Fans Museum

Inside new coffee shop The Front Parlour

A look inside Sunderland's former Gilbridge Police Station

Popular Sunderland coffee shop, Grinder, moves to larger premises in New Durham Road

Take a look at the history of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens and discover a fantastic day out

Inside Sunderland Maritime Heritage Centre

Lost shops of Sunderland's old town centre

Sunderland Antiquarian Society has a change of look ahead of its reopening

A new hotel in the historic fruit exchange has been given the go-ahead