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Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
The original architecture of the building is the 1960s Brutalist style. It was originally an outdoor shopping centre, but it was converted to an indoor shopping centre in 1992. It was built and owned by Hartlepool Borough Council until it was privatised in the 1990s.or do you know different
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St Francis RC Grammar School, also known as St Francis Xavier Grammar School, was a Catholic grammar school for boys, in Hartlepool, It opened on 17 September 1956 and was subsumed into The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College along with St Joseph's Convent School and four more local Catholic schools in 1973. It was run by the Xaverian Brothers.
Motto :- Cervus ad Fontes, (Latin for The Hart to the Font)
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Interesting Fact
The window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. It was a significant social, cultural, and architectural force in England,and Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. To avoid the tax some houses from the period can be seen to have bricked-up window-spaces as a result of the tax. In England and Wales it was introduced in 1696 and was repealed in 1851, 156 years after first being introduced. and Scotland both had window taxes for similar reasons. Or do you know different
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The Anderson shelter was designed in 1938. It was named after Sir John Anderson, the man responsible for preparing Britain to withstand German air raids, they where designed for six people.
The construction of the shelter was reasonably simple. The main part of the shelter was formed from six corrugated steel panels. Flat corrugated steel panels were bolted on to form the sides and end panels (one of which contained the door).The shelters measured 1.4m wide,... 2m long and 1.8m tall. They were quite cramped and someone taller than 6ft would not have been able to stand up in one.
Once constructed, the Anderson shelters were buried over 1 metre in the ground and then they were covered over with a thick layer of soil and turf.
Anderson shelters were free to those with an annual income of less than £250. For those who didn’t fall into this category, the price was £7.
Approximately 3.5 million Anderson shelters were built either before the war had started or during the conflict. Anderson shelters were very effective at saving lives and preventing major injuries during air raids, but they were really cold during the winter months. To try to prevent people going back to their warm houses at night when the weather got colder, the Government issued some guidelines about how to make the Anderson shelters more comfortable.
Many Anderson shelters have survived to this day. Lots were dug up and used as garden sheds. Or do you know different
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Holy Trinity Church
Originally built as a chapel designed by T. Pickersgill within the parish of Stranton,; Holy Trinity Church was consecrated on 29th September 1831. Seaton Carew became a parish in its own right in 1841 and the church was extended, with a chancel and gallery built. or do you know different
Interesting Fact
Lowcocks Lemonade
In 1880 ,Joseph and Margaret Lowcock began producing home-made lemonade in Stranton, near Hartlepool, at the time an area famous for its supply of high-quality natural spring water. In 1909, the eldest son, Walter, spearheaded a move to new premises in Middlesbrough. He died at the age of just 33 and his son Martin William continued running the company with his mother until his death in 1973.or do you know different
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Seaton Hall is set back on a square green enclosed on 3 sides with cottages and several houses. Seaton Hall was known by the name of the King's Head an Inn built in 1803 by Robert McDonald, of Durham Esq.
In 1827, the Kings Head was converted into a substantial gentleman's residence for J W Richardson, complete with vineries, croquet ground and summer houses. or do you know different
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The Queens Rink was built in Clarence Road 1910 as a roller skating rink. and popular boxing venue,several of the towns fighters can boast starting on the road to success at the venue. During the First World War troops were billeted there.
After the war, the Queens Rink became a garage and was later reopened in 1932, Dancing was introduced the following summer, with skating restricted to the winter months. Skating ceased to be held at the venue in 1940 when it was made into a full time dance hall, The Queens Rink was a major meeting place for dancing during the 1950s and '60s until the doors opened for the last time in March 1968.Later the Rink was demolished or do you know different ,
Interesting Fact
Seaton Carew bus station, clock tower and shelter was built in 1938
It was designed by Thomas Mowbray Stonehouse in the Art deco style . The structure made architectural history with the use of curved concrete features ,or do you know different
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The Traveller's Rest public house was, in the 1800s, on the southern boundary of West Hartlepool County Borough and the farmland around it was known as Cold Knuckles (Cauld Knuckles) It was in these fields at Cauld Knuckles that West Hartlepool Races were held and also Durham Agricultural Show in the 1800s. or do you know different
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The Hartlepool Mail is a newspaper serving Hartlepool and the surrounding area. It has an average daily circulation of 14,198.
The paper was founded in Hartlepool in 1877 as The Northern Daily Mail and continued to be printed in the town until August 2006, when the printing staff were told they would be made redundant on 30 September. The newspaper's owners, Johnston Press, decided it was in the interests of their business to move printing to Sunderland. On 16 July 2012 most of the reporting and sports staff moved to the headquarters of the Sunderland Echo. Printing transferred to Sheffield from the end of October 2012. Or do you know Different
Interesting Fact
Edward Leadbitter (1919 - 1996) was a British Labour politician.
Leadbitter was a teacher and served as a councillor on West Hartlepool Borough Council. Leadbitter was Member of Parliament for Hartlepool from 1964 until he retired in 1992. or do you know different
Interesting Fact
Ward Jackson Park, Covering 8.1 hectares, is one of the most original in the North East region. Provided by public money in 1883 to commemorate one of Hartlepool’s greatest entrepreneurs, Ralph Ward Jackson,
The park is listed in the National Register of Historic Parks & Gardens because of its collection of Victorian and Edwardian features: the Lodge House (1883), the Bandstand (1901), the Fountain (1902), the Clock tower (1925) and the magnificent Lake set in its Victorian landscape.
Ralph Ward Jackson 7 June 1806 – 6 August 1880, the third son of William Ward Jackson, of Normanby Hall, Eston, Yorkshire. founded West Hartlepool,. A Conservative, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the first the Member of Parliament for The Hartlepool’s, but was defeated at the 1874 general election or do you know different.
Interesting Fact (What happened to Ward Jackson)
Ward Jackson helped to plan the layout of West Hartlepool and was responsible for the first public buildings. He was also involved in the education and the welfare of the inhabitants. In the end, he was a victim of his own ambition to promote the town: accusations of shady financial dealings, and years of legal battles, left him in near-poverty. He spent the last few years of his life in London, far away from the town he had created. or do you know different
Interesting Fact
A building on the Headland known as or Friarage, originally a Franciscan convent, was used in the early 1800s as the towns workhouse.In 1860 a new workhouse was erected in Holdforth Road at Throston. It was designed by Matthew Thompson .The original building was located at the south-east of the site and had a single storey entrance block with entrance archway. A porter's lodge was at the west of the entrance block, with casual wards to its rear. The main bui...lding was a two-storey red-brick building with a central dining-hall at its rear. The original workhouse infirmary stood behind.
A major expansion took place in 1889 with the erection of a 250-bed pavilion-plan hospital complex to the north of the workhouse, and a school for 500 children to the west
The workhouse later became Howbeck Infirmary, then Hartlepool General Hospital. The site is now known as the University Hospital of Hartlepool.or do you know different
Interesting fact
Old Town
The Old Town was made up of three streets South Street, Pilot Street and .Dock Street To get to Old Town you had to either cross over the railway line or go through a tunnel under the railway line
Old Town was originally known as Newburn Rawe at that time there was a single row of houses near the sea. As the docks developed the area became known as New Stranton. Its population included many Irish immigrants, who had come to work on the construction of the shipyards and railways. Old Town was eventually knocked down in 1979 or do you know different
Interesting Fact
HARTLEPOOL GREYHOUND STADIUM
The greyhound track was situated on the Clarence Road and held its inaugural meeting on 14th September 1938. The venue was popular with locals with early crowds numbering as many as 4,000.Throughout its history it operated as an independent flapping track run by Hartlepool Racing Company Limited. The tight track had a circumference of 336 metres and ran sprint races over 245 metres, standard races over 425 metres and distance races over 590 metres. or do you know different
The track closed in 1993 and the site on which the former track once stood is now covered by a Morrisons Supermarket.
Interesting Fact
Two of the best West Hartlepool Boxers
Teddy Gardner (West Hartlepool) Active: 1934-1952
Born: 27th January 1922 Died: 1977
Weight classes fought in: fly Recorded fights: 58 contests (won: 44 lost: 10 drew: 4)...
Jackie Horseman (West Hartlepool) was a professional boxer who was active between 1938 and 1956 He boxed at bantamweight; featherweight; lightweight and took part in 128 professional contests or do you know different
Interesting fact
There where 56 public Houses on the Headland once and Ian Malcolmson can tell you the names of every one of them as he drank his way into My interesting facts or do you know different
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In 1902, the large department store Gray Peverell was built in Victoria Road taking in the whole block between Swainson Street and Stockton Street. It flourished and was bought by the Sunderland businessman H Binns in 1926 or do you know different
Interesting Fact
Long scar Hall was built in May 1967, it originally run as a successful catering and event venue by Hartlepool Corporation, but it has caused controversy since the day it was erected. It was eventually sold by the council to a private company who demolished it ,in 1989 a new hall was built this building has been derelict for a number of years or do you know different
Interesting Fact ,The road north
In Order to support the Colliery villages north of Hartlepool it was decided that a Railway line be constructed, In 1899 the N.E.R. began to construct the Seaham-Hartlepool connection. This necessitated the building of viaducts over four large denes and a road ,By 1905 the rail link to Hartlepool was completed and railway stations at Hartlepool, Hart Station, Blackhall, Horden, Easington (Colliery), Seaham, Ryhope (East) and Sunderland where opened.The coast road was not built until the 1920s; it was finished in 1925. The building of this road, through Easington Colliery, Horden, Blackhall and on to Hartlepool and the railroad was a nationally acclaimed feat of major engineering.or do you know different
Interesting Fact
Port Clarence is a small village , Formerly known as Samphire Batts,
As ships got bigger, access to Stockton became harder, and so colliery owners needed better access to the North Sea.Investors created the Clarence Railway which connected Stockton to the newly developed port at Samphire Batts,
The area has a strong history of immigration from Ireland, with many travellers settling in the village between 1900 to 1920, particularly from counties Tyrone, Monaghan and Wicklow. They arrived to work in the local steel and chemical industries, as well as the local Furness Shipyards.or do you know different
Interesting Fact
Hartlepool railway station
The Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, which connected the town of West Hartlepool with the Clarence Railway near Billingham, was opened for goods on 12 November 1839 and to passengers on 1 December that same year. A station named Hartlepool West, was opened on 9 February 1841; this was renamed West Hartlepool in 1848, and closed on 3 May 1880 when it was replaced by a new West Hartlepool station. Or do you know different
Interesting Fact
In 1874 Dr. Duncan McCuaig founded the Durham and Yorkshire Golf Club a 14 hole course on coastal land to the south-east of Seaton Carew, Four holes were added in 1891 and in 1925 further work was carried out with the guidance of renowned golf course designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie. the club changed its name to Seaton Carew Golf Club. or do you know different
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Graythorp shipyard
In 1913 the Hartlepool shipbuilders William Gray & Company constructed a shipyard off Greatham Creek near the mouth of the Tees capable of building ships of 20,000 tons. the company closed in 1963.
Graythorp village was constructed by shipbuilder William Gray and Company to house workers at his shipyard or do you know different
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Seaton Snooks
A spit of sand extending into the mouth of the river Tees. Part of the southern end was submerged at high tide. In 1667 fortifications were built at the end to defend the mouth of the Tees. Buried under the sand dunes may be the remains of a chapel dedicated to the martyr Thomas Becket.
Seaton Snook Radar Station was developed during the war as a Ground Control Intercept A Station with 1 Type 7 and 1 Type 21 radars. In 1945 the station was still operational and its future was required by fighter command or do you know different
Intresting fact,
Robert the Bruce may have had a particular grudge against Hartlepool as he had once been the Lord of Hartness ,In 1315 he instigated a savage sea-borne assault on the town led by Sir James Douglas, forcing the towns people to take to the sea with their goods and possessions until the marauders Scots left. After this attack the port began to build fortifications with defensive walls constructed around the Headland. or do you know different
Interesting fact
California was an area of West Hartlepool on the north side of the town. It was comprised of streets of very badly built houses that were built of poor materials. The houses were built to accommodate the workers and families who were employed to dig out the new docks at West Hartlepool. It rapidly became a slum area which was very badly hit when cholera struck the town.or do you know different
Interesting Fact: - Hartlepool custom
First Footing
The tradition of "first footing" says that the first person to cross a house's threshold after midnight on New Year's Eve helps determine the family's luck.
The “First Footer” should be male, dark haired (believed to be a throwback to the Viking days when blond strangers arriving on your doorstep meant trouble) they should bring a coin (silver is considered good luck), coal, bread, salt, and whisky. Which represent financial prosperity, warmth,food, flavour, and good cheer, and give them to the head of the household, The First Footer would then take a pan of ashes out of the house with him thus signifying the departure of the old year or do you know different
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Lynnfield School
This school opened in 1890 in Pease Street (renamed Lynnfield Road in 1967) and the original school closed in 1980 when a new Lynnfield School was opened in Grosvenor Street or do you know different
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Thornhill Open Air School Elmwood Road
The purpose built school was opened in 1935 on a slightly elevated site in Elmwood Road, and designed so that the 'delicate' and 'physically handicapped' children attending could benefit from the fresh air. Medical theories expounded the benefits of good air, sunshine and afternoon 'naps' to improve health and hundreds of children were educated at the school throughout its life. Many lessons were taken outdoors comple...tely. Although many ex pupils have very happy and secure memories of the school, almost without exception such children would today be educated in mainstream school and would not be distinguishable from others. The school closed in the 1970s when Thornhill School Elwick Road was opened. This in turn closed in 1999 when children were absorbed into other primary schools.
The land in Elmwood Road was sold in 1978 for £30,000 to a property developer and housing is now on the site.or do you know different.
Thornhill Open Air School Elmwood Road
The purpose built school was opened in 1935 on a slightly elevated site in Elmwood Road, and designed so that the 'delicate' and 'physically handicapped' children attending could benefit from the fresh air. Medical theories expounded the benefits of good air, sunshine and afternoon 'naps' to improve health and hundreds of children were educated at the school throughout its life. Many lessons were taken outdoors comple...tely. Although many ex pupils have very happy and secure memories of the school, almost without exception such children would today be educated in mainstream school and would not be distinguishable from others. The school closed in the 1970s when Thornhill School Elwick Road was opened. This in turn closed in 1999 when children were absorbed into other primary schools.
The land in Elmwood Road was sold in 1978 for £30,000 to a property developer and housing is now on the site.or do you know different.
Interesting Fact :-
Saturday, 20th/Sunday, 21st July 1940 N322
00.30.. West Hartlepool.. Five Heinkel Bombers dropped bombs and hit - Tin Box Factory, Temperance Hotel and part of Builder's Office demolished. Buildings in a Sawmill Yard shattered. Considerable damage to windows of shops and houses in vicinity. Thirteen persons received minor injuries, three detained in hospital. Fire at Tin Box Factory but quickly extinguished.or do you know different(North-East Diary
1939-1945)
Saturday, 20th/Sunday, 21st July 1940 N322
00.30.. West Hartlepool.. Five Heinkel Bombers dropped bombs and hit - Tin Box Factory, Temperance Hotel and part of Builder's Office demolished. Buildings in a Sawmill Yard shattered. Considerable damage to windows of shops and houses in vicinity. Thirteen persons received minor injuries, three detained in hospital. Fire at Tin Box Factory but quickly extinguished.or do you know different(North-East Diary
1939-1945)
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Wednesday, 19th/Thursday, 20th June 1940 N291
West Hartlepool.. Suffered its first air raid. Two people were killed, one of them, John Punton, an air raid warden, the first British full time civil defence worker to be killed by enemy action. There were 43 air raids on the Hartlepools between June 1940 and March 1943, causing a total of 70 deaths, 48 of them at West Hartlepool (14 men, 17 women and 17 children) and 22 of them at Hartlepool (6 men, 12 women and 4 children). West Hartlepool had 480 warnings but only 36 raids in which bombs were dropped. 5,745 buildings of various sorts were damaged or destroyed. Hartlepool had seven raids in which 1,771 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Or do you know different (North-East Diary
1939-1945)
Wednesday, 19th/Thursday, 20th June 1940 N291
West Hartlepool.. Suffered its first air raid. Two people were killed, one of them, John Punton, an air raid warden, the first British full time civil defence worker to be killed by enemy action. There were 43 air raids on the Hartlepools between June 1940 and March 1943, causing a total of 70 deaths, 48 of them at West Hartlepool (14 men, 17 women and 17 children) and 22 of them at Hartlepool (6 men, 12 women and 4 children). West Hartlepool had 480 warnings but only 36 raids in which bombs were dropped. 5,745 buildings of various sorts were damaged or destroyed. Hartlepool had seven raids in which 1,771 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Or do you know different (North-East Diary
1939-1945)
Interesting Fact
Christmas was Banned in Hartlepool
In 1647, The English Parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Christmas festivities were banned by Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry on what was suppose to be a holy day to be immoral. Anyone caught celebrating was arrested. The ban was lifted in 1660. or do you know different
Christmas was Banned in Hartlepool
In 1647, The English Parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Christmas festivities were banned by Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry on what was suppose to be a holy day to be immoral. Anyone caught celebrating was arrested. The ban was lifted in 1660. or do you know different
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Musgrave Street was referred to as “ The Lane “as it was originally called Stranton Lane, from a book called "Memories from the Heart" by Les Wardle or do you know different
Musgrave Street was referred to as “ The Lane “as it was originally called Stranton Lane, from a book called "Memories from the Heart" by Les Wardle or do you know different
Interesting Fact
The Crown Hotel was on the corner of Tower Street West Hartlepool on the 19th of June 1940 it was bombed , John Punton an Air Raid Warden was Killed , He was the first civil defence volunteer in the country to be killed in the Second World War ,Also killed was the landlords wife , from a book called "Memories from the Heart" by Les Wardle or do you know different
The Crown Hotel was on the corner of Tower Street West Hartlepool on the 19th of June 1940 it was bombed , John Punton an Air Raid Warden was Killed , He was the first civil defence volunteer in the country to be killed in the Second World War ,Also killed was the landlords wife , from a book called "Memories from the Heart" by Les Wardle or do you know different
Interesting Facts:-
North Cemetery
The North Cemetery, Raby Road, West Hartlepool was opened on 26th April 1856 and the first burial was on 14th May. There are over 53,000 burials recorded but apart from opening of family plots, the cemetery is closed. The chapels were demolished in the 1970s .or do you know different
North Cemetery
The North Cemetery, Raby Road, West Hartlepool was opened on 26th April 1856 and the first burial was on 14th May. There are over 53,000 burials recorded but apart from opening of family plots, the cemetery is closed. The chapels were demolished in the 1970s .or do you know different
Interesting Fact :-
The Hartlepools Steam Tramways operated a tramway service in Hartlepool between 1884 and 1891.
The Hartlepool Tramways Order of 1883 authorized the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company Ltd to construct the tramway which was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).
Services started on 2 August 1884 from Northgate, Hartlepool, via Millbank Crescent, Cleveland Road and Clarence Road, terminating in Church Street, West Hartlepool. The rolling stock was provided by the Falcon Works, with a total fleet of 6 locomotives. The tramway failed financially, and it closed in 1891. It was resurrected as Hartlepool Electric Tramways in 1896.or do you know different
The Hartlepools Steam Tramways operated a tramway service in Hartlepool between 1884 and 1891.
The Hartlepool Tramways Order of 1883 authorized the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company Ltd to construct the tramway which was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).
Services started on 2 August 1884 from Northgate, Hartlepool, via Millbank Crescent, Cleveland Road and Clarence Road, terminating in Church Street, West Hartlepool. The rolling stock was provided by the Falcon Works, with a total fleet of 6 locomotives. The tramway failed financially, and it closed in 1891. It was resurrected as Hartlepool Electric Tramways in 1896.or do you know different
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Stranton Grange Cemetery opened in May 1912.
The Cemetery is in Tanfield Road Hartlepool It is still active and also is the site of Hartlepool Crematorium.or do you know different
Stranton Grange Cemetery opened in May 1912.
The Cemetery is in Tanfield Road Hartlepool It is still active and also is the site of Hartlepool Crematorium.or do you know different
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National Shell Factory Hartlepool
A National Shell Factory for the production of 8-inch shells was established in converted Boiler Shops at the Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool, between July 1916 and the end of December 1917. Most of the workers were women. The women were involved in every part of the production process, from operating overhead magnetic cranes and hydraulic presses, to the very high-precision work of boring, turning and milling shell cases.or do you know different
National Shell Factory Hartlepool
A National Shell Factory for the production of 8-inch shells was established in converted Boiler Shops at the Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool, between July 1916 and the end of December 1917. Most of the workers were women. The women were involved in every part of the production process, from operating overhead magnetic cranes and hydraulic presses, to the very high-precision work of boring, turning and milling shell cases.or do you know different
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Christ Church, designed by architect Edward Buckton Lamb, was opened in 1854 and closed in 1973. The building, has a 100 foot tall tower, or do you know different
Christ Church, designed by architect Edward Buckton Lamb, was opened in 1854 and closed in 1973. The building, has a 100 foot tall tower, or do you know different
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The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company was a subsidiary of British Electric Traction. In January 1899 it purchased the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company which had been owned by the General Electric Tramways Company since 1895.
The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Order of 1895 gave the General Electric Tramways Company power to acquire the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company and modernise and electrify the system. Electric service...s began on 19 May 1896. Five electric tramcars were obtained from G.F. Milnes & Co. based in a new depot on Cleveland Road at Greenland.
Meanwhile the Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company, constructed the remaining sections. In January 1899 it gained control of the whole system and on 10 March 1899, Clarence Road to Foggy Furze, and a branch from Stockton Street to Ward Jackson Park opened with five tramcars from Brush Electrical Engineering Company. An extension from Church Street to Seaton Carew, via Seaton Road opened on 28 March 1902.
On 31 August 1912, West Hartlepool Corporation purchased the tramway within its boundaries. In 1925 the section within Hartlepool was bought by Hartlepool Corporation and leased back to the company.or do you know different
The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company was a subsidiary of British Electric Traction. In January 1899 it purchased the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company which had been owned by the General Electric Tramways Company since 1895.
The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Order of 1895 gave the General Electric Tramways Company power to acquire the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company and modernise and electrify the system. Electric service...s began on 19 May 1896. Five electric tramcars were obtained from G.F. Milnes & Co. based in a new depot on Cleveland Road at Greenland.
Meanwhile the Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company, constructed the remaining sections. In January 1899 it gained control of the whole system and on 10 March 1899, Clarence Road to Foggy Furze, and a branch from Stockton Street to Ward Jackson Park opened with five tramcars from Brush Electrical Engineering Company. An extension from Church Street to Seaton Carew, via Seaton Road opened on 28 March 1902.
On 31 August 1912, West Hartlepool Corporation purchased the tramway within its boundaries. In 1925 the section within Hartlepool was bought by Hartlepool Corporation and leased back to the company.or do you know different
Interesting fact
Victory Square War Memorial West Hartlepool
Unveiled 11 October 1923
Designed by George Coombs
West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph is a war memorial commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and World War II.The war memorial, created in the 1920s, is located on Victoria Road in West Hartlepool Victory Square. The square was created for this monument. The mayor of West Hartlepool at the... time ,Alderman Charles Macfarlane, introduced the idea of using land already designated for municipal buildings, previously "The Armoury Field
World War I Memorial is a 66 feet high obelisk made of grey Aberdeen granite the five steps symbolise the number of years of World War I.
World War II pillars
After the end of World War II, four 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m) high white granite pillars were added near the Victory Square obelisk to commemorate those who lost their lives during that war. A tree was planted between each of the pillars. Or do you know different
Victory Square War Memorial West Hartlepool
Unveiled 11 October 1923
Designed by George Coombs
West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph is a war memorial commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and World War II.The war memorial, created in the 1920s, is located on Victoria Road in West Hartlepool Victory Square. The square was created for this monument. The mayor of West Hartlepool at the... time ,Alderman Charles Macfarlane, introduced the idea of using land already designated for municipal buildings, previously "The Armoury Field
World War I Memorial is a 66 feet high obelisk made of grey Aberdeen granite the five steps symbolise the number of years of World War I.
World War II pillars
After the end of World War II, four 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m) high white granite pillars were added near the Victory Square obelisk to commemorate those who lost their lives during that war. A tree was planted between each of the pillars. Or do you know different
Interesting Fact :-
Spion Kop Cemetery
The cemetery dates back to 1856, it was established to replace St. Hilda's churchyard. Spion Kop was the name given by local people to the general area after the Boer War battle of the same name..or do you know different
Spion Kop Cemetery
The cemetery dates back to 1856, it was established to replace St. Hilda's churchyard. Spion Kop was the name given by local people to the general area after the Boer War battle of the same name..or do you know different
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The Swedish or Scandanavian church was on the corner of Middleton Road and Clarence Road and opened in 1884.In 1964, the congregation moved to Middlesbrough.or do you know different
The Swedish or Scandanavian church was on the corner of Middleton Road and Clarence Road and opened in 1884.In 1964, the congregation moved to Middlesbrough.or do you know different
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Burbank Street Methodist Chapel was built in 1868. Alongside it a further large building was built in 1875 and the original became a Sunday School. It was badly damaged by zeppelin raids in WW1. or do you know different
Burbank Street Methodist Chapel was built in 1868. Alongside it a further large building was built in 1875 and the original became a Sunday School. It was badly damaged by zeppelin raids in WW1. or do you know different
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