A view of Lynn Street from the corner of Surtees Street in 1954, alive with shops. On the right, the Commercial Hotel is at one side of Surtees Street and Brighter Homes is on the other. On the left, Greenwoods, Saxone, Woodhouse furniture, Lamb's Clock and the Market Buildings can be seen.
From a collection of photos commissioned and gathered by West Hartlepool Council.
Date (of image) : 1954
Donor : Mr. Harry Taylor
Location
Lynn Street was once West Hartlepool's main shopping area. Very little remains visible today.
More detail »There were three Commercial Hotels, one in Northgate (old Hartlepool), one in Middleton and the other in Lynn Street, West Hartlepool.
The Northgate Commercial and that in Middleton were open from about 1840 till 1952 and the Lynn Street one from 1858 till Lynn Street was demolished in 1969.
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