Hartlepool History Then & Now

Lifeboat Princess Royal returning to the Boathouse

What we know about this image :

The Lifeboat Princess Royal returning to the Lifeboat House having been to 'Griggs' on the Fish Quay to re-fuel. The black building is the boathouse, while to the right are the Ferry steps, the Ferryman's small hut and the landing stage. The sheet-piled structure to the right is Withy's dam, used to protect Withy's Quay. The building right background, is Richardsons Westgarth's canteen.