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War Memorial
This war memorial is in what we called Old Hartlepool, near the sea by the Hartlepool Docks/Headland. The war memorial for West Hartlepool was called the Cenotaph and was in Victoria Road, West Hartlepool.
Contributed by Frances Walker
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War Memorial
This war memorial is in what we called Old Hartlepool, near the sea by the Hartlepool Docks/Headland. The war memorial for West Hartlepool was called the Cenotaph and was in Victoria Road, West Hartlepool.
A memory of Hartlepool contributed by Frances Walker
W. Hartlepool WW1
My father, Maurice Arthur (1902-1982), was the son of the GP, W. B. Arthur, in Wingate. He kept a daily diary from 1917 to 1982. There are many entries regarding Hartlepool, WW1 and the Durham Minefields. However, in 1918 he states (040218) "Hartlepool Tank gets £803,421". Then on 090218 he states, "Tank No 130, total to 4 pm. £2,200,000". And there are other references.
These refer to a lot of money in those days. Were they some kind of War Effort? I wonder if any local historian can tell me what these "tanks" were?
roland@rebarthur.f9.co.uk
A memory of West Hartlepool contributed by Roland Arthur
Memorial to South African War
I need your help. The man who modeled for the statue seen in this photo is my grandfather. Unfortunately, the museum has the wrong man as the model, a relative with a close name who wasn't even born when the statue was made. Is it possible for you to get the original newspaper article stating who dedicated the statue as I believe that person was my grandmother. The model's name was Joseph Andrew Bright McClure and he worked for the stonemason who did the statue. I have the paperwork to prove it. The statue was vandalized and the bronze taken and only the boots remained for many years. Now only the cairn remains. ...read more here
A memory of West Hartlepool contributed by Diane Fulton
Extracts From Hartlepool & Cleveland books
Hartlepool owes its origins to a monastery founded in the mid 7th century. West Hartlepool was a child of the 1830s and 40s, developed as a port for the export of coal and import of timber. By 1851 there were three docks at West Hartlepool, and the Jackson Dock was under construction. At this date the population of West Hartlepool was about 4700; by 1901 it had risen to 63,000.
An extract from from"County Durham Photographic Memories".
Situated to the south east of St Hildas’s Church, South Crescent and Albion Terrace were built in the early Victorian period.
An extract from from"County Durham Photographic Memories".
A paddle-tug gives a helping hand to two fishing boats. The Tees Conservancy Commissioners were the last tug owners, apart from the Admiralty, to place an order for a paddle-tug. The ‘John H Amos’ was completed in 1931, having been ordered specifically to work with a recently-acquired floating crane. It was felt that only a paddle-tug could manoeuvre the crane in the confined waters of the Tees. The ‘John H Amos’ was withdrawn from service in 1967 and presented to the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough.
An extract from from"County Durham Photographic Memories".
The crews of the fishing boats prepare to hoist sail once they have cleared Hartlepool. The paddler giving them a
tow is an example of what had become the classic design for this type of vessel: a tall funnel immediately abaft of two
large paddle-boxes. Her power plant would be a one- or two-cylinder half side-lever steam engine, the cylinder(s)
mounted vertically, which meant that the piston rods drove upwards. Among the paddle-tugs working on the Tees in
1903 were the ‘Sir Joseph Pease’, built in 1896, and the ‘Isaac Wilson’ and ‘Salt’, both of 1889.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".
The ferry terminal is
in the centre of this
photograph. The ferry
services were essential
to the hundreds of men
who travelled to the
shipyards and engine
works at Middleton.
The Commissioner’s
Ferry was established
in 1854.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Ferries".