And so we arrive at the old town of Hartlepool. The locals are known as "Monkey Hangers" - click here to find out why. There's even a memorial to the event (Creative Commons License).
The Sea Wall in Hartlepool, circa 1910.
An even earlier view of Hartlepool.
The historic quay in old Hartlepool (Hugh Llewelyn - CC).
St Hilda's church serves Old Hartlepool (Richard Huggins).
Most of the industry and present town developed around what is now known as West Hartlepool. Here's a few pictures of the loco shed.
Hartlepool station is well placed for the centre of West Hartlepool. The LNER was using this Sentinel steam railcar on a local service in 1933.
A DMU arrives in 1987.
Northern and Grand Central serve Hartlepool today, but using more modern stock than shown in these 2012 views.
Within the buildings of Hartlepool station is the Rat Race Ale House - limited opening hours, but worth the visit.
Let's now have a look at West Hartlepool town centre. Here are some sewer construction works on Oxford Street.
The town hall, now used as a theatre (Creative Commons License).
West Hartlepool church.
Church Street, when trams were running, sometime around 1910.
A slightly later view of Church Street, with the short-lived trolleybus system.
One of the prominent buildings of West Hartlepool is Cameron's Brewery, seen here in 1976, with the Stranton acting as the brewery tap.
A more modern view of the brewery, 2012.
The Stranton has now been renamed as the Brewery Tap (AKA the Anchor Tap Room and Bottle Shop). Brewery tours start from here.
Sadly, we end our tour of Hartlepool at two vanished pubs: The Tap & Spile and The Brewer & Firkin.
The next post will find us beside the Tees.
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