Mr Robert Brown in 1890 with one of his 'boneshaker' cycles. Mr Brown was a cycle dealer from Stranton where this photo was taken. A young boy holding a small dog poses beside him.

Taken at Greatham High Street on May 28th 1952, the image is of Frank Welford and Dave Harvey with their broken tandem.

West Hartlepool Cycling Club taking part in a procession for decorated cycles and scooters. They won the award for the largest banner by a cycling club in fancy dress. Coronation Procession, 12th May, 1937.

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Joseph Tombling and a friend setting out for a cycling tour of Norway in 1938. They are on board the small Norwegian steamer Gol, bound for Bergen, which is just passing the swing bridge as it enters the North Basin.

The cyclists in the picture are left to right: Jim Robinson, Cliff Sorensen, Harry Robinson and Tommy Kell. Cliff, Harry and Tommy were at that time (mid to late 1940’s) apprentices at Richardson Westgarth. At this time, Tommy and Harry were members of a Hartlepool cycling club and Jim occasionally would join them in their rides. They often cycled to Billingham to swim at the baths. What they had not realised on the first visit was that Harry could not swim; he saw them in the pool treading water and thought they were standing and jumped in and Jim had to rescue him.

This photograph is seemingly of a Hartlepool Cycling Club known as 'The Specials'. They all appear to be sporting oversize pen-nibs on their lapels - but why?

Hartlepool Specials Cycling Club 1896

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The five men on the pennyfarthing cycles are each supported by a man. The mount on the photo is dated June 1884. The image is from the collection of Robert Brown, a cycle dealer in Stranton.