Four female tennis players at Eldon Grove Tennis Club in the 1930s. 

Tennis being played in August 1889 on the court that was to the rear side of the chapel of Staincliffe House. Note the ladies dressed in their best.

Bowling Green, Hartlepool Headland. It also includes the putting Green and Tennis Courts

Eldon Grove Tennis Club.

Members of the Eldon Grove Tennis Club in the 1930s. From left to right: Miss Thompson, Marion Watson and David Watson - the others are not yet known. In the background is the High School for Girls.

Cecil Hepworth (back row, centre), Miss Thompson (middle row, second from the left), and other members of the Club, enjoying the sunshine sometime in the 1930s.

Location, date and names unknown.

Grayfield Tennis Club 1920s.

From the left are: Betty Wood, Pat Ritter, Gladys Fisher, Mary Smith, Dorothy Brewis and Edith Noble

A photograph of Marian Grey Davison in 1922, during her Teacher Training days in London. Marian married David Watson in 1927.

Picture of nurse Florence Devereux taken at Howbeck Hospital (later Hartlepool General) in the 1930s.  She was a nurse here until she got married when she had to leave. This was the case in those days : a married woman never worked - her job was to look after her husband and raise children.

Apparently, the only person to own a car at the time Florence worked there was a female doctor - unmarried, we presume !

Ready for a game at Grayfields in 1948.

Can you name any of these players?

The bottom three photographs were taken at dinners held by the tennis club. How smart everyone looks? Do you recognise anyone?

Taken in Everett Street Hall (now demolished) from L-R are Christine Lupton, Brian Holland,Harry Tate, Jean Tate,Frank Welford and Dan Corbett

The temporary lighthouse can be seen in the background. The lighthouse was dismantled in 1926 putting the image prior to that year.

Three pupils and teacher, possibly a tennis group at Rosebank.

A group relax on the court near Staincliffe House. The female members of families have come to support their boys.

A group of tennis players at Seaton in 1889. Note the little dog in the center- wonder if he plays too!

The group includes Arthur Bunting, General Tilly & Lieutenant Tilly.

Marion and David Watson (left), and members of the Eldon Grove Tennis Club, enjoying afternoon tea, sometime in the 1930s.