The picture shows the first part of the new General Hospital which was opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1972. Notice that the sign says that A and E patients must go to St Hilda's Hospital.
Date (of image) : 1972
Part of the "Library" collection
Location
Originally the site of the Hartlepool Union Workhouse, it later became Howbeck Hospital and then Hartlepool General Hospital. Now known as the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
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