This is an advert from 1952 for Sappers Corner garage which was where the A689 from Hartlepool turned sharp left into Greatham before the Greatham by pass was built. It was a very busy garage being the last on the way out of town.
The garage had previously been a depot for Blumer' buses and is now Up North Combine premises where lorries which transport pigeons are stored.
Date (of image) : 1952
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : NDM
Location
Blumers Bus Service, Sappers Corner, Hartlepool Started in 1920 by Tommy Blumer. Tommy was a Sapper during the first world war and named his company premises Sappers Corner in memory of the colleagues he had lost during the war. The name still sticks today.
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