Possibly decorations  were for the visit of Prince Albert Victor who opened the Municipal Buildings in 1889. The Commercial Hotel can be seen on the corner of Station Approach on the left and on the right,  George Stephenson, draper can be seen on the corner of Whitby Street (this was to be rebuilt by 1898 as Hill Carter- now a hotel) The steam tram track installed in 1884 is visible but there is no evidence of the 1895/6 electric tram.

The upstairs windows on the near right are still the same today.

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent meeting the Mayor, Mrs. E. Sprintall,to her left and other dignitaries on her visit to Hartlepool to open the new General Hospital in Holdforth Road,1972.

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King George V (centre) and Queen Mary (left) on a tour of the factory, on June 14th, 1917. 

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Written to Maurice Gibb, managing director of CMEW , by Clive Wigram on behalf of King George V from the Royal Train on June 14th 1917 following a visit that day by King George and Queen Mary. 

Cover of programme of opening of West Hartlepool Municipal Buildings by Prince Albert Victor on May 1st 1889.

Unclear what MARTIN'S Official Programme means ?

This programme is made from pale blue silk.

HRH Prince Albert Victor picture from inside of programme.

From within the programme, picure of George Pyman who at the time was Mayor of West Hartlepool.

Picture from withing the programme of the building.

From the last page of the programme are full details of the ceremony itself, the prince's transport arrangements, the fireworks and a list of businesses contributing towards decorating the area.

Prince Charles on the occasion of a visit to Hartlepool Civic Centre. The mayor at the time is also in the picture.

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Prince Charles on a visit to Christ Church art gallery in Church Square. Councillor Gwyneth Hanson on the right.

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Princess Anne visiting Hartlepool to open Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. She is being escorted away from the shopping centre towards the College of Art in Church Square. Accompanying her is Mrs. Tuson the Mayoress, together with various officials and bodyguards. Councillor Ted Leadbitter can be seen walking behind, in between the Princess and the Mayoress. Binns Department Store is in the background with Wesley Church and the Grand Hotel to the right. 

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Princess Anne's visit to open the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, May 27th 1970. She can be seen walking down the bottom end of the shopping centre, possibly on her way to the College of Art. The Princess is accompanied by the Mayoress Mrs. Tuson and other dignitaries and bodyguards.  Pools Surplus Stores is visible on the right.

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Princess Anne's visit to open the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, May 27th 1970. Princess Anne is on her way to the College of Art in Church Square accompanied, to her left, by the Mayoress Mrs. Tuson and Councillor Frank Rogers. The Municipal Buildings can be seen in the background and several people have befriended Ralph Ward Jackson, the statue, in the centre background, in order to get a better view.

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Princess Anne's visit to open the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, 27th May 1970. Princess Anne, accompanied by the Mayoress Mrs. Tuson and various other officials, is walking down the spiral walkway in the middle of the main square of the shopping centre. Woolworth and Stylo shops can be seen in the background.

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Princess Anne's visit to open the Middleton Grange shopping Centre, 27th May 1970. Princess Anne is unveiling the plaque situated in the main central square of the shopping centre beside her is the Mayoress Mrs. Tuson.  

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Princess Anne visiting Hartlepool to open Middleton Grange Shopping Centre,27th May1970.The Mayoress,Mrs.Tuson is addressing the Princess and crowd following the unveiling of a plaque in the main central square of the Shopping Centre.Various shops are visible in the background, Freeman Hardy Willis,John Collier (the window to watch), Timpsons and the end of the sign for Stylo shoe shop on the left.

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The opening of the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre by Princess Anne on May 27th 1970.The reception held in the Grand Hotel showing Princess Anne and The Mayoress Mr. Tuson deep in conversation, enjoying their meal with other officials and guests.

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Visit of HRH Princess Mary August 10th 1926, showing a large number of people at a formal dinner in the Borough Hall Hartlepool, however it is difficult to identify the Princess in the image. 

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Outside Christ Church, the image is probably the Royal Visit in 1889 by Prince Albert Victor like the image outside the Municipal Buildings. Like this image it is 'stereoscopic'.

Visit by King George V to Richardsons Westgarths Works in June 1917.

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Probably the visit of Prince Albert Victor at the opening of the Municipal Buildings in  1889. The two images are because this was a stereoscopic picture and the two images woud have been put in a viewer to give a 3Dwide image.

King George V and Queen Mary on a visit to Gray's Shipyard in 1917. 

The Duke and Duchess of York (later King Gorge VI and Queen Elizabeth), in Hartlepool. Date unknown.