Hartlepool borough hall was built on middlegate in 1865, by c. After several unification efforts starting in 1902, the county borough of hartlepool was formed in 1967 by the merger of the original borough of hartlepool the headland with the county borough of west hartlepool further south on tees bay, together with the parish of seaton carew to provide coastal land for industrial development. These two photographs of the borough hall were taken in middlegate quite close to the town square. We hold nine monthly meetings in hartlepool each year, excluding july, august and december. Hosting a variety of shows for all ages and tastes, we look forward to welcoming you to hartlepool town hall theatre very soon.
This decision has been made in the best interests of customers and staff. I am a bit of a history buff and this book made me want to dig deeper into the towns history. Hartlepool borough hall hartlepool borough council. Hotels and airbnbs near ghost hunt hartlepool borough hall. Over this time it has introduced many generations to the delights of live theatre, both as spectators and performers. In 1901 hartlepool had a population of about 14,000 but west hartlepool was twice that size. Hartlepool borough hall by the early nineteenth century, hartlepool was still a small town of around 900 people, with a declining port. In addition to the main hall, it has a number of rooms which can be hired for meetings and functions.
One is my old friend pat parkinson who gave me this copy. West hartlepool, a wholly modern town, has several handsome modern churches, municipal buildings, exchange, market hall, athenaeum and public library. There are several locations nearby which are perfect for phot. Organised by the hartlepool headland local history group, the talk and book signing will take place from 1.
Borough hall is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. At our meetings there will always be someone who you can give any advice you may need while tracing your family. They were built on land known as johnnnys close, in middlegate, on hartlepool headland. You can find out where all of the public and permissive rights of way are located within and just outside the borough in the walking in hartlepool leaflet and map. Built in 1896 as a venue to showcase performance art, hartlepool town. Borough buildings and borough hall is a grade ii listed building in headland, hartlepool, england. The 3bay extension to the right of the building and former market hall were converted into a dance hall in 1926. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The borough buildings, comprising public offices, police station and a covered market, opened in 1866. Hartlepool family history group cleveland family history. This is for amanda j nile who asked for photos of sunderland st. Reg smythe 19171998 a cartoonist with a national newspaper. The borough hall is the largest public building in.
The borough hall currently hosts a wide range of entertainments and has rooms that can be hired for meetings and functions. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near hartlepool borough hall, so book today to secure the best price. Apr 02, 2020 the parish church of st hilda, standing on an eminence above the sea, is late norman and early english, with a massive tower, heavily buttressed. Were building an amazing archive of everyday life in hartlepool through the photographs and memories of local people and wed very much like your help to do it. We invite speakers to talk about a range of family, social and local history topics. Ceremony in the middlegate room borough of hartlepool. A very famous local landmark, the story of the monkey has been passed down by families and although it is now little more than a legend, it does make for a good tale. The former central library, west hartlepool, later known as leadbitter buildings and. The borough hall was built in 1866 and is a grade ii listed building.
The bombardment killed 128 people and injured over 400 others. The parish church of st hilda, standing on an eminence above the sea, is late norman and early english, with a massive tower, heavily buttressed. History of hartlepool in images public group facebook. There are close bus links, with many services running to victoria road. You can enjoy walks throughout hartlepool with a network of interesting and beautiful countryside footpaths, bridleways and byways. The town is governed as part of the borough of hartlepool, a unitary authority which also controls outlying villages such as seaton carew, greatham and elwick. This is hartlepool hartlepool hotels, restaurants, whats on, history, home. The borough hall is located in the historic headland area, yards from the coast, built in 1865 and steeped in history. There is a purpose built projection suite, which survives although the portholes are now covered. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near ghost hunt hartlepool borough hall, so book today to secure the. See tickets tickets for events at borough hall, hartlepool. In line with government advice on avoiding nonessential social contact, hartlepool borough council has taken the decision to close hartlepool town hall. Hartlepool town hall theatre raby rd, ts24 8ah hartlepool rated 4.
In your user account, you can import your spotify library or follow artists you find on our site to add them to your favourites. Old pictures of hartlepool page 11 old pictures of hartlepool page 10 hartlepool santa bus. In line with government advice on avoiding nonessential social contact, hartlepool borough council has taken the decision to close hartlepool borough hall and cancel all eventsactivities until further notice. Hartlepool borough hall the borough hall is located in the historic headland area, yards from the coast, built in 1865 and steeped in history. Greatham village is located approximately three miles south of hartlepool town centre. Hartlepool tourist information centre, church square, hartlepool, ts24 7eq. You can also book and pay for tickets by visiting or calling the box office telephone 01429 890000 which is located within. A hartlepool perspective on news, sport, whats on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the hartlepool mail. The large hall and stage can accommodate many events such as the annual horticultural show, heritage festival, hartlepool beer festival and christmas party nights. Frank boylen 18781939 a rugby player who was an england international at rugby union and went on to play for england at rugby league. My sincere thanks to owen corrigan for allowing me to use several photographs, from his valuable collection, to be included on this page a look back at the history of hartlepool, and west hartlepool, as it was. Built in 1896 as a venue to showcase performance art, hartlepool town hall theatre continues to deliver. The borough of hartlepool includes outlying suburban villages including seaton carew, greatham and elwick. Book online pantomime children theatre family beauty and the beast pantomime.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The borough hall and the recently developed town square in hartlepool. A plaque dedicated to henderson rowntree which can be seen in the borough hall, hartlepool. 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. Upcoming events, tickets, information, and maps for hartlepool borough hall in hartlepool from, the uks biggest entertainment website. Ceremony in the middlegate room hartlepool register offices main ceremony room is situated at the borough hall at the heart of the historic headland. On the far side of the school is morison hall which had until 1936 been st marks united. It was designed to include films and for many years operated as a cinema. Hartlepool history hartlepool and west hartlepool as it was. Borough buildings and borough hall, headland, hartlepool. The bombardment killed 112 people and injured over 200 others. Fresh from their sellout gig at hartlepool borough hall, the now 60yearold male voice choir started with six or seven lads having a sing song at the club and look how far theyve come. Dave harkers biography of ned, called catgut jim, will have its hartlepool launch on tuesday, may 2 at the borough hall, only 200 yards from the grave of billy purvis.
Hartlepool register offices main ceremony room is situated at the borough hall at the heart of the historic headland. Town hall and borough hall in the hartlepool spotlight. Hartlepool borough hall is host to all kinds of entertainment from weddings to world class boxing events. We will send you email alerts every time one of your favourite artists goes on tour. Hartlepool monkey legend creator talk and book signing.
It is fully licensed to perform weddings and civil ceremonies hartlepool registrars are now located within. Weve got investments to both the borough hall and the town hall theatre. Church close school and morison hall 1 hartlepool history then. In december 1914 three german ships bombarded hartlepool. Marina, hartlepool, county durham, england, uk the hartlepool monkey is a muchloved local statue sited near to the lock gates of the marina.
The brunswick public house on the corner of musgrave street and. Middle gate the headland hartlepool co durham ts24 0jd england. Wide variety of christmas stalls, childrens entertainment, face painting and live music. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. I grew up in hartlepool and found this very interesting. A page designed to identify people on old school photographs from around hartlepool. Cuthbert sharp 17811849 sir cuthbert sharp was mayor of hartlepool three times. The borough hall has recently hosted events as diverse as the music and beer festival, bbc question time, hartlepool horticultural show, north east model scale show and the hartlepool chess congress. Church close school taken in 1982 prior to it being demolished in 1984. Located on the first floor on the borough hall with large windows overlooking hartlepool bay the renovated room has seating for 35 guests. The venue is located less than a 5minute walk away from hartlepool train station and transport interchange. In december 1915 3 german ships bombarded hartlepool.
Here you will also find information on places of interest as well as countryside sites giving you the opportunity to really explore the countryside. Jun 12, 2017 ethan doing his stuff at the alldayer. Were building an amazing archive of everyday life in hartlepool through the photographs and memories of local people and. From the north take the a179 exit, from the south and west follow the a689. Built in 1896, the town hall theatre is a beautiful victoriangothic style theatre with an exciting entertainment programme. Hildas church on hartlepool headland, built by the normans and for centuries known as the jewel of herterpol. Find the perfect hartlepool borough hall stock photo.
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