Take a look at when Northgate was the bustling heart of Darlington

We took a look in our archives to find some great photographs of Northgate. Some of them also feature some classic vehicles. If you would like to share your photographs of how your town centre has change, email jo.kelly@newsquest.co.uk

The hustle and bustle of Northgate in August 1960 when it was a booming shopping location

Northgate in1964: The car on the left in the shadow of the truck is a police Jaguar, with two officers standing in front of it. Next is an Austin Sheerline, then some sort of Morris and then, right, a police Austin Cambridge. Great classics of the time

Although not strictly Northgate, we couldn’t resist this great picture of some fantastic cars in Wooler Street, which is just off Northgate

Do you remember when the Post Office was in Northgate? And, of course, another row of classic looking cars

A fabulous 1960s picture of the old Alhambra, or Gaumont, cinema in Darlington which is now beneath Northgate tower

From the D&S Times of November 2, 1968: Darlington’s first ever yellow box

The Sun Inn was on the corner of Prospect Place and Northgate, where HSBC is today

Looking up High Northgate at the turn of the century. Westbrook buildings, with its angel, is on the left, where Engelo Rissetto had his first cafe. On the right is where the Railway Tavern, built in the late 1820s. Its northerly neighbour is the building that is still occupied by Anty Richards’ cafe. When Angelo bought it in 1928, it was a house and it may be as old as the 1830s

The junction of Northgate, Bondgate and High Row/ Prebend Row in March 1965. You can just about see Dressers stationers in the distance on High Row. Who has a memory of Dressers? It was a great shop, with a lovely staircase in the middle