14 photos of Hartlepool from the swinging Sixties.
Many portions of Harlepool looked substantially different than they do today, as evidenced by some of the images below.
1. Speech day
Does this photo of a girl’s speech day in 1964 bring back memories for anyone?
The shot was taken in Borough Hall and depicts (back row, left to right) Edith Gibson, Catherine Horsley, Brenda Green, unknown, Jennifer Wyle, Judith Tate, unknown, and Joyce Metcalf.
Pat Woodward, Carol Forcer, Catherine Rickerby, Joan Barnfather, Evelyn Woon, Christine Connolly, and Ann Higham are seated in the first row.
2. Aerial view
A view of what is now Stockton Street and Marina Way photographed from the roof of Binns department store in the 1960s.
It includes the old Hartlepool Mail building on the left, the bus station (now the Transport Interchange), and municipal facilities used by the Northern School of Art on the right.
3. Wylam’s Chemists
Staff at Wylam’s Chemists on Middle Street in Blackhall Colliery in the 1960s.
4. York Road
In this 1960s photo of York Road, a Hartlepool Corporation double decker bus passes by the Hartlepool Co-Operative shop on its way to West View.
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