York Road, Hartlepool at the junction with Elliott Street. The shop on the far corner of Elliott Street was Pattison's the Chemist which also sold an extensive range of cameras, projectors and home photography developing equipment.

A photo of York Road looking North when the street was a shopping area. Bruce Moore (radio/records), Hintons (grocers), Sparks Bakers and Jack Bearby, chemist,  all in the frame.

The image has been taken probably in the late 1950s from the traffic lights in Elwick Road looking towards York Road. Where the advertising hoardings are now is Shotton's Furniture Store. 

In World War 2 following a bombing raid, 31 houses in Elwick Road and Houghton Street were demolished here.

In the background on the left is the tower of Stranton Club and the chimney is probably that of Durham Paper Mills. 

The adverts are for Walls Ice Cream, Guiness, Players cigarettes, Double Maxim beer, Fairy, Trex and the Empire Theatre where the main act was  The Merry Magpies.

This undated photograph shows Ruell's jeweller and an un-named cafe.

This shows changes since the first photograph in this series.

This was presumably taken at the same time as No. 2 in this series, but looking south.  The former Ruell's shop has been altered and is to let.

York Road Methodist Church at the junction with South Road.

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A further view of shops in York Road. Lamb's Jewellers is visible beside the well known clock and beyond that, the Yorkshire Bank appears to be under construction. The Central Library is possibly not built at this point although it is set back from the line of other buildings and could be there. Beyond that, the white side of Gales Garage on the corner of Villiers Street can be seen and this was demolished some years ago and replaced by a new LLoyds Bank building.

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York Road United Free Methodist Church, Hartlepool at the junction with South Road. Building now demolished.

York Road in 1973, showing Liptons General Dealers, Scorers Ironmongers and St George's Congregational Church. Park Road junction is at the far right.

York Road, Hartlepool. In the centre of the picture is the neo-Gothic tower of St. George's Church, York Road. 

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This image from the early 1950s has been taken from the traffic lights in Victoria Road. Nothing is really recognisable now. The house on the far right, North View was demolished and the large formerly Coop Chemist building replaced it, The shops to the left, apart from the two furthest left were demolished as the chemist's building was larger than the house it replaced.

The shops visible are Carr's Fashions, Jack Bearby and Spark's the Bakers. Bruce Moore's was later on the far end of the block, although not when this was taken, and has since had a number of food and drink uses.

The church on the other corner of South Road was York Road Methodist Church and this was replaced by a red brick block of shops, currently mainly charity shops and a pawnbroker.

Taken in May 1988 looking north from the York Road/ Victoria Road crossroads, many of the businesses on the left are now greatly changed. The building  Nickolodeon is now the Sicilliano Pizza takeaway shop. Previously it had been The Yorkshire Lassie opened in 1951. On the next block, all the shops and White's Tyre Company were Marco Polo Italian restaurant until recently. On the right, The Regal Bingo is currently Carlton Bingo and was the Essoldo cinema originally opened in 1936 under the name of The Regal and changing to The Essoldo in 1955.

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York Road now showing the Central Library on the left before the juction with Villiers Street.

Probably taken in the late 1980s, the view is of much loved,familiar and long gone shops which were  very much local businesses. Frank Wright's stationer,toy shop and bookseller is evident on the left. Next to it is Unity House which sold beautiful baby clothes  and just past the walkway between the shops is Argosy shoe shop where many will remember having their feet carefully measured when they were children. 

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York Road, Hartlepool, taken from the junction of Thornton Street looking South. The Northerns Cinema, then Gales Garage can be seen on the corner of Villiers Street. Beyond that is Regents Buildings. On the right, St George's Church can just be seen.

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.

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York Road, Hartlepool at the junction of South Road. Original picture showing Jackson & Dunn Ltd

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For many years this site had advertising hoardings. Fairly recently retail units with flats above have been built.

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Martins Bank on the corner of York Road and Victoria Road. Old style pram and traffic lights. Picture very blurred unfortunately.

Corner of York Road and Gill Street in the 1980s.

Taken looking towards Raby Road with Lowthian Road on left

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The road off to the left and right is Thornton Street. The left side still exists and the shops are still there wheras the large house on the right is demolished and the Yorkshire Bank, Shopping Centre ramp and Central Library are approximately where the east part of Thornton Street ran down to meet Swainson Street.

Taken in the 1980s showing Ada's Wools and Delifare on the corners of Gill Street.

Looking east across York Road, Binns in the right distance and behind the trees the Grand Hotel in the left distance. The terrace of houses on the right are demolished although the shops on the right exist still. On the left, to the right of the shop is the house which would become The Grange (later Loons) pub and then a car showroom and the gas showrooms all of which are now wine bars.

The traffic lights at this junction were there then and one of just a few sets in the town in 1956.

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.