Colwyn Road.
The image shows aunt Rachel Willoughby, who emigrated to Australia not long after the photo was taken, and the children are Christianna Wright and Nellie Willoughby. The houses behind them are in Colwyn Road on the corner of Bangor St.
More detail »In 1972, Hartlepool council decided to landscape the streets off Elwick Road and some off Raby Road. The idea was to close some roads altogether and place flowerbeds in them. It was never the most popular decision. Colwyn Road was a fairly busy thoroughfare closed as a through road and residents complained about increased traffic in Baden Street and Elwick Road.
This image is taken just before the closure of the road.
More detail »Reid's the Florist on the corner of York Road / Colwyn Road junction near the Burn Valley roundabout. The family also had a large nursery in the Thornhill Gardens area.
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