Taken looking towards the Park Hotel in May 1960 showing the proposed site for Northern Dairies which actually became a petrol garage which was in turn demolished. The site is now Shotton's Kitchen Showroom.
The Park Hotel had opened in August 1959.
Date (of image) : 1960
Part of the "Library collection" collection
Location
Park Road Hartlepool is a mile long. The lower part, in particular from Stockton Street to York Road, has always been largely a business area, whereas the upper part is mainly residential. There are many substantial detached and semi detached homes, mainly of Victorian and Edwardian build which are fairly expensive properties.
When first developed, it was named Commercial Street, but this was changed in the mid 1880s because when Ward Jackson Park was opened in 1883, it literally became a road to the park from the centre of town.
More detail »Opened in August 1959, having been finally built in 4 months, although a licence had been granted to Cameron's in 1940. Building work began but World War 2 prevented it from being completed. The cellar was used as an air raid shelter.
The licence was transferred from the recently closed George Hotel in Bruswick Street which was in a clearance area.
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