17 lost North East nightclubs - some you may have forgotten, others you will definitely remember!

We’re stepping back to days of the disco lights and nightclub dance floors.

And while you probably remember the venues close to home, how many of these others did you visit in the North East?

We have archive photos of clubs across Wearside, South Tyneside and Hartlepool from times gone by.

But how many did you visit of our selection and what are your memories of them?

13. Was the Gatsby great in your eyes?

The Gatsby was a seafront favourite at Seaton Carew - but was it your favourite? Photo: hm

Chambers Nightclub is pictured in December 1992. Did you visit this Sunderland favourite? Photo: Sunderland Echo

Annabels Nightclub was a long running Sunderland favourite and here it is on its 14th anniversary in November 1982. Photo: Sunderland Echo

The 'Venue Nightclub' in the former Co Op Central Stores building in Park Road, Hartlepool. Remember it? Photo: hm