The image is from March 1968 as there was only the tower of Park Road Methodist Church left on the corner of Lansdowne Road and Park Road. The Salvation Army Citidal was built on the site shortly after this.

Piece of land that Shottons Kitchens now stand on in Park Road. The Bethesda Chapel is on the right and the large building opposite was part of the Co-op.

Park Road, Hartlepool, from Eltringham Road. Eamont Gardens off to the right.

The image is taken looking up Park Road from the corner of Eltringham Road and Eamont Gardens is the street off to the left. The area is little changed other than a significantly larger number of cars and parking bays at the side of the road.

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Taken in 1960. The church on the left is Bethesda and the shop to the left of it is John F Knights Park Road branch . To the right and out of sight would be the Park Hotel.

A Fina garage was built on this site, was demolished and is now Shotton's Kitchen Showroom. On the reverse of the photo it says that the site was to be a depot for Northern Dairies but this never happpened.

Taken looking towards the Park Hotel in May 1960 showing the proposed site for Northern Dairies which actually became a petrol garage which was in turn demolished. The site is now Shotton's Kitchen Showroom.

The Park Hotel had opened in August 1959.

Looking down Park Road towards York Road.Towards the background a Shell petrol sign can be seen and this was Ewart Parson's petrol station which stood diagonally on the Park Road/York Road junction. This garage and the buildings on the left were demolished and replaced in the early 1970s by the ugly Titan House, which is now flats ,a concrete block of shops and a snooker centre. These can be seen on a further picture in this section.

This pictures shows the school as well as the old Education Offices situated next door. The school was built in 1884 as Upper Grade school. It closed in 1964 and was demolished in 1986. St John's Presbyterian Church in picture as well.

The Upper Grade School in Park Road, in 1979.

Prior to demolition to make way for the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre and car park, the image shows Park Road School and Park Road Presbyterian Church which on closure amalgamated with St George's in Park Road as a United Reform Church.

Probably taken in the late 1950s, the image shows buses passing outside the Central Stores. This for many years was the bus route through Musgrave St, Lynn St and Church Street between Rift House and Hart Avenue/ Thornhill Gardens. Pierce Opticians is clearly visible in the cenre on Stockton St and the hoarding on the left advertises Halfords.

Park Road Stockton Street junction, Hartlepool then and now

The image is taken looking down Park Road and the houses on the left are much the same. On the right is Park Road United Methodist Church  which was demolished In 1968. On the site the Salvation Army Citidal was built. Landsdowne Road is the street off to the right and St George's Church can be seen in the background.

Taken from the corner of Belmont Gardens looking up Park Road. Another view little changed apart from the lack of traffic and parking bays which are now in the road.

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Park  Road, Hartlepool - looking east with St George's Church and hall on the right. The hall, closest building, was demolished some years ago and a new building which houses the Citizens' Advice Office is on the site.

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Looking east down Park Road, Hartlepool. Left to Right--Waldon St, former Education Offices; former Park Rd School; Presbyterian Church; Part of New Shopping Centre. Suite Centre on south side of Park Road.

Park Road, Hartlepool looking East then and now

This photograph was taken in 1979, probably from the roof of the Co-Op building. The Presbyterian Church can be seen in the foreground, with Park Road school behind it. The tower of St George's church can be seen in the top left of the photo.

The image is taken from around the Park Road/ York Road traffic lights and is probably the early 1970s. The Park Hotel can be seen on the right behind the lamp post and the two one story buildings next to it still exist. The large Victorian house and Ewart Parson's garage were demolished to make way for Titan House and a row of shops. Beyond the Park Hotel is a Fina petrol garage which was demolished and Shotton's Kitchen Showroom is there now.

On the left hand side, St George's Church Hall on the corner of Windsor Street has been demolished and a modern office building is in its place.

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Probably taken in  the late 1970s, the shops from the left are Coverdale's typewriter shop, Bobby Davison wool shop, a butcher on one side of Bentley Street and The Fruit Market on the other. Although the shops are still there, only Bobby Davison's has not changed hands

Looking up Park Road , the visible shops left to right are Park Builders and Ed Taylor TV shop. After Richard Street is Keith Longstaffe the bakers, Coverdale's Typewriter Shop and Bobby Davison wool shop. The latter is the only business existing today (2014) although all the shops are still in use. On the left outside the TV shop is a queue for the Rift House bus which went up Park Road, along Arncliffe Gardens, Baden Street, Shrewesbury St and Oxford Road to Rift House.

Taken from Elwick Road looking down Park Road. The house on the right is Treetops and a further house, Snape Lodge, was built around 1970  in the plot behind the trees on the right. For some years now, this junction has had traffic lights.

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Premises of A. J. Raine, Haulage Contractors, which were situated in Park Road, Hartlepool opposite the junction with Windsor Street.

Ritz Dance Hall, located near the Co-Op building in Park Road, circa 1930. The building was part of the Labour Club at one time and is still in existence as Eugene's Coffee Shop.