Victoria Terrace was one of the first streets in Ward Jackson's West Hartlepool and was to have been a street of some importance with Albert Square as the centrepiece. The first railway station was built in 1845 in Victoria Terrace but this was short lived and when a new station was built in Mainsforth Terrace in 1853, the railway cut off Victoria Terrace from Church Street and sliced through Albert Square in front of the Royal Hotel. It never regained importance and was demolished in 1965.
The Custom House, Victoria Terrace, in 1977. The Dock Office is on the right.
More detail »Opened in 1853, the Dock Offices lay derelict for some years and are now renovated and are flats.
More detail »Probably taken close to the time of demolition in 1965, the image shows a derelict shop, a newsagent and W. Anderson a ship ......... ? The notice in the foreground is unclear.
More detail »Shipping Butcher Victoria Terrace taken in 1966 not long before the terrace was demolished.
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The original West Hartlepool station was sited somewhere to the bottom right.
More detail »Taken very close to the time the buildings were demolished in 1965, this image shows that they had, when built in the mid 1800s, been quite grand. The Docks' Office and Customs House can be seen at the end of the terrace.
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