Taken from Stockton Street with the Salvation Army HQ on the left. THe first street off on the left is Fawcett Street and on the right at the end of the terrace of houses is Swainson Street.

The road continues into Villiers Street.

The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'  

The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.

Former Yuills Offices, Villiers Street

Former Yuills Offices, Villiers Street with St John's Presbyterian Church in Park Road in the background.

Gales Car Valet Service, Part of Gales Garage, Villiers Street. Near to where library is now.

Service Dept., Gales Garage, Villiers Street.

York Road corner with Villiers Street. This is a side view and it was originally the Oddfellows Hall. The Central Library now stands on the site.

Just before detonation

HHT&N 920

Just before demolition in 1966. The sawmill was on a square of land bordered by Stockton St/Ward St/ Villiers St and Thornton St.

The bottom of the chimney appears to be being prepared for demolition.

HHT&N 921

Taken just prior to demolition in the late 1960s, the image shows Yuill's Offices before a new building (since also demolished) was built in Belle Vue Way.

HHt&N 254

Villiers Street, Hartlepool looking towards York Road before the current Central Library. The buildinngs on the left have recently made way for a new samll shopping complex called Gemini.

View is of the side of Yuill's Offices prior to demolition, with the College of Further Education in te background.

HHT&N 255

Taken in 1961 the camera looks up Villiers Street towards York Road. The cars are in Carlton Street on the other side of York Road.

All buildings are now demolished, but the nearest building, before it became derelict was Buzz and Zoom and the Gemini nightclub.

Villiers Street. Building on left is J.W. Wall, Cabinet Maker, shop fitter, property repairs. Other properties include the Tin Box Factory, Ye Olde Durhams Club, Forbes Bakery, aerated water works and Hollidays Iron Works.

Villiers Street looking East. Bell Terrace in the background.

Prior to demolition, the building in Villiers Street has been used as Harry's Taxis and also Richardson Westgarth Sports and Social Club.

HHT&N 253

The offices of CM Yuill are on the left. The view looks towards York Road.

The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'  

The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.

Villiers Street, Hartlepool looking East towards the original College of Further Education.

Looking East down Villiers Street with the Central Library on the left

Looking East along Villiers Street with Gales Garage on the right and the Co-op Dairy in the distance. The building on the left where the Central Library now stands is The Northerns Cinema.

(Black photograph Album)

On the right is Gales Garage which sold Morris cars and had petrol pumps on the York Road side, although the garage was purely a showroom for new cars when this image was taken. Not long after the photo, the garage was closed and a bank built on the site.

The Northerns Picture House (where the Central Library now stands) is on the left and Gales car showroom on the right and beyond that Forbes Bakery. The Coop dairy is in the left distance on the corner of Avenue Road.

Villiers Street, Hartlepool

Villiers Street, Hartlepool. the old warehousing on the left which was The Gemini Club in the 1980s was demolished  around 2009 and a new small shopping complex, Gemini has been built on the site.

Looking at the part of Waldon Street, now demolished, between Park Road and Villiers Street,the education offices are of the right,on the left is property of JW Cameron and behind that is the Coop Bakery. In the background in Villiers Street is Gales Garage Service Department.

The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'  

The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.