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Town Wall, Hartlepool Headland
1925 - Seamen's Institute -
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Donated by Ian FletcherThe Institute team with the Pyman Cup in 1925, taken outside their Town Wall Headquarters. The building still stands and can be seen in the photo on the right and is today a private dwelling.
Although no details came with the image the club had been knocked out of the County Cup by the eventual winners, Heortensians,see their image of this site, but they retained their hold on he Pyman League trophy, their only haul for the season.
A typical Seamen’s Inst 1st XV of this season was H Allen; F Bennison, A Johnston, R Watson, T Metcalfe; LL Stevenson & G Wardrop; W Sanderson, S Doyle, J Doyle, A Brownless, T Stothard, A Weston, T Peak & J Watt, Reserve W Brown, many of them may be on this photograph.
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Boats on Fish Sands
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceFishing boats moored on Fish Sands. Sandwell Gate, in the town wall, in the background.
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Ferry steps from Middleton
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServicePhoto taken from a point just north of a middleton ferry landing. Town Wall buildings at right. Fish Quay buildings at left. Headland ferry steps at right.
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Fish Sands
Donated by Douglas FerridayA view of the Fish Sands with the Harbour of Refuge public house (also known as the Pot House) in the distance. The Town Wall dates from the fourteenth century. Hartlepool is the only walled town without a castle in England.
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Fish Sands
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceCambridge buildings on right. The public house on the beach is Freemason's Arms. (jane hunter and The Sands was nickname). The pub was opened 1851. It was closed 1898 and demolished 1906. The rounded building was a water tower (on 1914 map named as a sewage tank). The pub just left of Sandwell Gate was The Alma was built in 1830s and demolished in 1935 .
HHT+N631
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Fish Sands and Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceA view of the Fish Sands and Town wall probably c1900. Note the fishing nets hung over the wall to dry.
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Fish Sands and Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceA lot of boats on the Fish Sands, including one for hire. A good view of the houses on the Town Wall.
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Fish Sands and Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServicePicture of the Fish Sands and Town Wall from the Pilots Pier.
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Fish Sands c1895
Donated by Douglas FerridayPicture of Fish Sands from 1895 showing that the area was quite busy with quite a few cobles moored at the Pilot Pier and some beached on the sands. The Freemasons' Arms was the public house on the beach.
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Fishing Fleet on the Fish Sands
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceFishing Fleet on the Fish Sands.
From left Alma. Sandwell gate. Fish car gate. Flour Factory (top) with chimney (Blue Anchor Pub. Jane Hunter & "The Sands" (Freemanson's Arms or Fisherman's Arms)
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Fishing Vessel coming in to port
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceA Fishing Vessel A248 heading back in to port with st Hilda's Church in the background.
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Gospel Hall
Donated by Douglas FerridayThe Gospel Hall on the Town Wall, old Hartlepool.
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Pilot Pier through Sandwell Gate
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceA picture of the Pilot Pier and lighthouse taken through the Sandwell Gate. Photographer stood in Sandwell Chare.
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Repairs to Town Wall
Created by Francis Elsdon
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceRepairs to Town Wall at the Fish Sands, old Hartlepool.
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Sandwell Chare
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServicePicture of woman in Sandwell Chare, The Croft, taken through Sandwell gate. date not known
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Sandwell Chare - 1890
Created by James Whitehead Pattison
Donated by Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County DurhamChildren walking up Sandwell Chare towards the Sandwell Gate, town wall. Note the lady leaning out of the window. The houses, in an area known as the Croft, have now all been demolished.
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Sandwell Chare 1908
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceAncient Watergate Sandwell Chare 1908 leading from the Fish Sands.
Sandwell Chare/Town Wall taken from beach looking up through Sandwell Gate. The buildings, the Croft, have been demolished & street level has been raised.
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Sandwell Gate
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceShows Sandwell Gate & gate at angle for wagons. Taken from Sandwell Chare. On left Blue Anchor pub which closed in 1897.
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Storm 1966
Created by NDM
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceOn 9th February 1966, a bad storm badly damaged the Town Wall. £7000 worth of damage was caused at the Gospel Mission and the Port and Harbour Commisioners' Offices.
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Storm damage at old Hartlepool
Donated by Mr. Bobby BlackStorm damage to the Town Wall and Gospel Hall.
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Strolling on the Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe man strolling is David Bunton a ferryman post 1930. The Fish Sands can be seen along with The Croft and the Harbour of Refuge PH.
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The Croft
Donated by Mike OxleyThe Croft, Hartlepool. Situated on Hartlepool Headland next to the Fish Sands.
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The Harbour and Town wall (Fish Sands)
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThis actually shows the Fish Sands and Town Wall. Shows pub "Joan Hunter & the Sands", background Cambridge Buildings, Flour Mill Above.
HHT+N 593
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The Town Wall
Created by Francis Elsdon
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe Town Wall, old Hartlepool. St Hilda's Church in the background.
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The Town Wall and Harbour
Donated by Mike OxleyThe Town Wall and Harbour, Hartlepool Headland taken from a postcard around 100 years old
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Town Wall
Donated by Mike OxleyTown Wall, Hartlepool Headland taken from a postacard around 100 years old
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Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceView from Middleton 1980s.
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Town Wall - c1890
Donated by Maureen AndersonChildren stand in front of John French's Whitby Hotel on the Town Wall. In the distance is the shipyard of Withy and Co.
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Town Wall 1
Donated by Andrew StewartThis photograph shows the entrence to Hartlepool Harbour and the Fish Sands at low tide. In the distance you can see CMEW and the Swan Necked Crane.
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Town Wall 1967
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceThe photo shows houses on the Town Wall old Hartlepool close to Sandwell Gate in January 1967 and they are still there today. The first house in the picture has a doorplate and two notices on the walls. Does anyone know what the building was used for in 1967 ?
HHT&N 152
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Town Wall 1972
Donated by Douglas FerridayThe Town Wall, old Hartlepool, in 1972, with St Hilda's Church on the right.
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Town Wall and Fish Sands
Donated by Douglas FerridayA view of the Town Wall, showing the fourteenth century defences along the Fish Sands.
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Town Wall and Fish Sands
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceA view of the Town Wall and Fish Sands. with the swan neck crane and the CMEW Crane in the background.
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Town Wall and houses - 1890
Created by James Whitehead Pattison
Donated by Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County DurhamCoastguards having a chat to the locals on the Town Wall in 1890.
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Town Wall and houses - 2007
Created by Maureen Anderson
Donated by Maureen AndersonThe Town Wall in 2007. The Georgian houses dating from the late 1700s on the left have been beautifully renovated.
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Town Wall cobles
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceView looking West with Sandwell Gate, The Croft, on left & Sandwell Chare going off on right. Cobles stored by wall.
HHT&N 621
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Town Wall from Middleton
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceTaken from Middleton showing town wall & the Ferry on the left. Spine of St. Mary's to right of centre and St. Hilda's on left
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Town Wall from the Fish Sands c1940
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe Town Wall from the Fish Sands with the swan necked crane in the background.
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Town Wall old Hartlepool
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceTown Wall old Hartlepool
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Town Wall then and now
Created by Bill Stevenson
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceTown Wall, Hartlepool Headland
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Town wall c1940
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServicePicture of the houses on the Town Wall taken c1940.
The first few houses on the left date from the late 1700s, are Grade 2 listed and are now some of the oldest properties in the town.
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Trawler coming in to port
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceTrawler heading in to port.
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View from the Pilot Pier, St Andrew's Church
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceView from the Pilot Pier of the beach below York Place. St. Andrew's Church is in centre of Photograph. The small buildiing on the left was late taken over by the firm constructing the Heugh breakwater.
Note all the fishing nets drying over the town wall.
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