A view of the warehouses and the swan neck crane in the Old Harbour, 1972, taken from the coal staithes side of Victoria Dock.
Date (of image) : 1972
Donor : Douglas Ferriday
Part of the "Hartlepool Library Services" collection
Location
This section contains various general images and information relating to Hartlepool Docks. For a more detailed history of Hartlepool Docks see Note History of the Docks at Hartlepool.
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Victoria Dock at Hartlepool was opened in December 1840. The brig Thomas Rowell was the first ship to enter and load in the new dock. The amount of tonnage shipped in this year was almost double that handled in Hartlepool the previous year. By 1851 the dock had sixteen coal drops and three steam operated ballast cranes.
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