Photos by Britannia2 : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

This beautiful store was on it's way out 30 or more years ago. I'm surprised it hasn't been bulldozed and turned into Tescos a long time ago.

absolutely beautiful shot

hello-have you any idea what your image subjects are yet-&-have you made any decisions about using my images yet??-cheers-j

Thank you.

This is the church that I was married in and my eldest son was christened in.

Andy Capp cartoons were made famous by the Daily Mirror Newspaper who published the antics of Andy for many years.

An interesting shot-- The remains actually look like the stump of an old prehistoric tree. The whole of Hartlepool was once covered in forest and had herds of deer roaming through it. I wonder if anyone knows when this particular boat sank ?

Thank goodness the over zealous street planners and developers did not get their hands on this building which has been part of Hartlepool's social history since the 1900s. Built to supply hearty Cameron's Ales to a thirsty town whose male population at that time was made up largely of stevedores, steelworkers and sailors.Note the gleaming splendour of the red brick facade.

One of the most beautiful Saxon churches in the town. My parents were married here and later on I was christened here.It has an elevated position and is situated within the old parish boundary of Stranton.

This aerial shot provides a grand vista showing Church Street stretching away in the distance towards the sea. How proud two of the town's founders-( Sir William Gray and Ralph Ward Jackson )would be to note that much of this street has remained as they envisaged it. Sadly not all of Victorian Hartlepool has escaped the urban vandalism perpetrated by town councils in the late 1960' and seventies. Adjoining Lynn Street once the hub of the town and beloved of generations of Hartlepudlians has long since gone.

This bustling and colourful shot harks back to the days when Hartlepool was one of the busiest ports in the country ( third, behind London and Liverpool) With it's ship building days gone, the town still has excellent facilities for maritime industry and transportation, as witnessed here.