Complete hartlepool history history of hartlepool 9,085 views with a population of 98,000 and situated on the north east coast of england hartlepool was originally two towns, the ancient town of hartlepool, known locally as the headland, and the more recent west hartlepool. Saturdays fa cup will be the first ever competitive meeting between the two clubs. Hartlepool was founded in the 7th century ad, around the northumbrian monastery of hartlepool abbey. A railway link from the north was established from the south durham coal fields to the. Part of the hartlepool public houses collection the clansman, stockton street, hartlepool, was a public house built as part of middleton grange shopping centre. We invite speakers to talk about a range of family, social and local history topics. It was originally an outdoor shopping centre but it was converted to an indoor shopping centre in 1992. It sprang from the modern revival of hartlepool, is entirely a new place, and takes at once its form, its character, and its prosperity from the construction of extensive docks and railway. The story of hartlepool is, of course, the story of three towns. Hartlepool simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Previously known simply as the historic quay, the museum is a recreation of an 18thcentury seaport and host to hartlepool s maritime experience. Today the modern town centre of hartlepool is in the former west hartlepool. The farmers market is a great opportunity to meet farmers and other producers facetoface and buy a wide variety of tasty and unusual food directly from them. The museum of hartlepool showcases the vast history of the town as well as having a temporary exhibition space and its free entry.
It was very popular at one time and, after closing and reopening several times, is currently called jax and sells real ale. The town is famous for its monkeyhanging legend, whereon the fishermen of hartlepool during the napoleonic wars in 1805 so fearful of an invasion, questioned and tortured a monkey, the ships mascot, dressed in french army uniform the only survivor from a french ship, which sank off the coast during a storm, apparently having no idea what a. Douglas book vol i, p archived 11 november 2012 at the wayback machine. Sep 17, 2017 the hartlepool monkey starts with a run at the stratford circus arts centre in east london, from 19 september, before going on a national tour, including performances at hartlepool town hall on 14. It was not without controversy in the early days and it served a massive population in the growing west hartlepool. This is the official page for hartlepool community hubs. See more ideas about old pictures, pictures and northern england. This is a list of 1,747 hartlepool men who were killed in wwi, compiled by bert wilson from various sources newspapers, death records, cemetery registers, monument inscriptions, etc. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We hold nine monthly meetings in hartlepool each year, excluding july, august and december. It is sorted by date, but you can sort it by surname or any other column by clicking the column header.
Like all 19th century towns hartlepool was dirty and unsanitary. It lists book shops and bookshops who offer books and childrens books. Beauty and the beast pantomime destination hartlepool. Hartlepool tourist information centre, church square, hartlepool, ts24 7eq.
For additional updates and links to resources, click below. Hartlepool mail art project fabulous books, fantastic. The old town centre was based around this street before the shopping centre was built. Hartlepool is a town in county durham on the north sea coast of north east england, north of middlesbrough and south of sunderland. Be sure to enjoy this a short film on youtube by infotech studio produced for hartlepool borough council in support of their love hartlepool campaign. Hartlepool was originally two towns, the ancient town of old hartlepool, known. A hartlepool perspective on news, sport, whats on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the hartlepool mail. Wonderful history by sid hudson trolly buses ran on rubber tyers same as normal buses, i think i would be correct in saying there was 4 destinations from church street st hildas the park foggy furze and seaton. A timeline of the history of hartlepool local histories.
The hartlepool monkey starts with a run at the stratford circus arts centre in east london, from 19 september, before going on a national tour, including performances at hartlepool town hall. Hartlepool family history group cleveland family history. Feb 15, 2016 the story of hartlepool is, of course, the story of three towns. The original architecture of the building is the 1960s brutalist style. A new centre celebrating the towns brewing history is also attracting locals and visitors into the town centre. It was built in 1972, a model of the architectural fashion of the time for custard and chocolate. Hartlepool history of the town englands north east. As a nonhartlepool person, i learnt a few things about the town, park, history, seaside and a bit of dialect. The park and old hartlepool bus shared the same line as far as the top of church street where there was a junction, the conductrees. In 1996 it was refurbished and is now the towns art gallery.
Book online pantomime children theatre family beauty and the beast pantomime. In this section you will find a selection of information, photographs and memories of hartlepools shops and shopping. History enthusiasts can take a fascinating journey into hartlepools rich past in a new book that has been published about the town. As a result, hartlepool suffered outbreaks of cholera in the 19th century. The people from hartlepool thought it was a person and tried to ask it questions. Middleton grange shopping centre was built in 1969 and officially opened by princess anne on 27th may, 1970. The peninsula of hartlepool forms one of the most striking features of the eastern coast, connected with the main shore only by a narrow neck on the north, the land stretches to the south and southwest, assuming at high water the shape of a crescent, and forming within its curve a natural harbour, secure from the eastern winds, which prevail with violence during a great portion of. New book shines light on hartlepools industrial heritage. This one showing lynn street, the park, blackhall rocks and the promenade with the town crest of west hartlepool in the centre.
See more ideas about past, old pictures and history. West hartlepool, durham genealogy heraldry and history. It is in response to the incredibly biased view of the town shown in the channel 4 show skint. For many years west hartlepool and old hartlepool were separate towns but merged together as one town, under the hartepool order of 1966. Book reveals hidden history of durham city in 50 buildings, plus more history books that could make great christmas presents. Here you will find information about events and services delivered within the hubs in central, south and north plus wellbeing events delivered by our community connectors in venues across the town. Surrounded on three sides by the sea, the magnesium limestone headland or peninsula. Claire munroe, of hartlepools arts, museums and events service, said. According to old books on west hartlepool this building, in mainsforth terrace, used to be the original railway station. Today the modern town centre of hartlepool is in the former west hartlepool where we find many interesting features including the unusual victorian church called christchurch, now occupied by an art gallery. Through two minor name changes, hartlepool united have spent all of their years in the lower two divisions of the football league, but nonetheless have a fascinating if somewhat chequered history. Customer services civic centre victoria road hartlepool ts24 8ay. Elite pantomimes return to the town hall theatre, hartlepool, once again, to bring you another funpacked panto. Written in the late 1950s, dennis winspear has concisely painted a picture of the history of hartlepool and presents an astounding narrative of the development of the community from a small fishing village to rapid modernisation as it became established as a thriving centre of industrialisation.
Why not advertise your books business on the hartlepool town centre business. An outbreak of cholera in hartlepool in 1832 killed 57 people. Hartlepool mail art project fabulous books, fantastic places. There is a legend that during the napoleonic wars, a french ship was wrecked off the coast near hartlepool. An interesting view of a busy church street which was the centre of the town back then. Page 1 town of hartlepool history lynn street 1950s and 1960s. It is especially well endowed with town parks and leafy suburbs although despite its long history the very centre of darlington is now largely of a victorian and. The project is attempting to explore the theme of identity and what it is like, as a young person, to live in hartlepool. By the 1880s west hartlepool had overtaken the old town in size. Christ church, in the centre of ward jacksons west hartlepool, grew from stranton parish and was opened in 1854.
Hartlepools hospital stands in the elbow of two arterial roads just north of the town centre. Page 4 town of hartlepool history central area 1950s, 60s and. Hartlepool gallery hartlepool family history group. Lynn street, west hartlepool lynn street was part of the initial street layout of west hartlepool, which was designed by ralph ward jackson. One of the most stirring experiences in the history of hartlepool occurred on 16 december 1914, when the town, together with west hartlepool, was bombarded by three german cruisers for slightly over half an hour. The centre piece of the exhibition is a sailing frigate, hms trincomalee. Known as west hartlepool, it grew at a rapid pace, soon overshadowing the old town to the east. Hartlepool was originally two towns, the ancient town of old hartlepool, known locally as the headland, and the more recent west hartlepool. The town is practically a joint town with hartlepool. Hartlepool is a town near the a689 road in county durham, england the hartlepool monkey.
Before the shopping centre was opened, the old town centre was located around lynn street, but most of the. At our meetings there will always be someone who you can give any advice you may need while tracing your family. Middleton grange shopping centre hartlepool history then. The afternoon session began with a brief brainstorming exploring aspects of hartlepool. Book reveals hidden history of durham city in 50 buildings, plus. Pools v brackley town hartlepool united football club. In this section you will find a selection of information, photographs and memories of hartlepool s shops and shopping.
Hartlepool is home to a national museum of the royal navy the other in portsmouth. Hartlepool united football club was formed as a professional club in 1908 from a successful amateur cupwinning team, and joined the league in 1921. Hosting a variety of shows for all ages and tastes, we look forward to welcoming you to hartlepool town hall theatre very soon. The outbreak of world war i in 1914 fuelled hartlepool s success as a centre of the shipbuilding industry.
By the dawn of the 20th century, the two towns that made up hartlepool had once again become one of the busiest ports in britain. Hartlepool history tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of these three northeastern towns. A former ilketon and grantham town centreforward, ndlovu has been on the books at brackley since february 2016 and is one of the first names on the team sheet. Be sure to visit our books page and look at hartlepool the postcard. This photograph shows lynn street in west hartlepool. It was built and owned by hartlepool borough council until it was privatised in the 1990s. Page 4 town of hartlepool history central area 1950s, 60s and 70s page 5 town of hartlepool history central area various dates. Page 11 town of hartlepool sport in our town hartlepool cricket club.
The village grew during the middle ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the county palatine of durham. Hartlepool history hartlepool and west hartlepool as it was. The sign in the shop window says that mr wood is a spectacle specialist and that he has sight test rooms on the premises at number 27 church street. Hartlepool community hubs, community hub central, york. It was to serve the throston area of the rapidly growing town of hartlepool and was made from the north west part of st hildas parish. The outbreak of world war i in 1914 fuelled hartlepools success as a centre of the shipbuilding industry. As demolition in the 1950s and 60s took hold, congregations dwindled and in 1973 the church was closed. Hartlepool history, ralph ward jackson, robert the bruce, church of st hilda, the. The borough of hartlepool includes outlying villages such as seaton carew, greatham and elwick. Hartlepool is a town near the a689 road in county durham, england. Home about contact page 01 remembering 16th december 1916 photographs taken on 16th december 2014 page 1 town of hartlepool history lynn street 1950s and 1960s. Page 1 town of hartlepool history lynn street 1950s and.