In the centre of the photo is Miss Bell, for many years the headmistress of the Girls'High School. This is the annual sports' day on the field in front of the school with Eldon Grove in the background. This area is now the Nursery yard of Eldon Grove Academy.
Date (of image) : 1957
Donor : Alys Delafield
Location
West Hartlepool High School for Girls, Eldon Grove, Hartlepool, opened in 1912.
Prior to this, there was a grammar school department for boys and girls in the Technical School in Lauder Street. When Hartlepool schools adopted the comprehensive system in 1973, the High School buildings were used as part of Brinkburn Comprehensive School. In the late 1980s, the building was demolished and Eldon Grove Academy (a primary school) opened on the site in 1989.
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