Looking at the part of Waldon Street, now demolished, between Park Road and Villiers Street,the education offices are of the right,on the left is property of JW Cameron and behind that is the Coop Bakery. In the background in Villiers Street is Gales Garage Service Department.
The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'
The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.
Date (of image) : 1956
Creator : West Hartlepool Council
Part of the "Hartlepool Library Collection" collection
Location
Gales Garage, York Road, Hartlepool situated at the junction of Villers Street.
More detail »Street which runs between York Road and Stockton Street alongside the Central Library. The Middleton Grange Shopping Centre now covers part of the street and the rest now completely rebuilt.
More detail »Waldon Street originally ran from Elwick Road in the south and across Park Road to Villiers Street.Only the part south of Park Road now exists.
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