This image is of an altar painting, executed by a Swedish artist, and it was taken just prior to the demolition of the church. The painting was to be removed to the Middlesbrough Scandinavian Church which would become the place of worship for people who had attended the Hartlepool church.
Date (of image) : 1955
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : NDM
Location
The Swedish or Scandanavian church was on the corner of Middleton Road and Clarence Road and opened in 1885. It was the oldest Swedish Mission church in the world. In 1955 it was demolished, the congregation moved to Middlesbrough and although another Swedish Church was planned for the town, it was never built.
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