A selection of images of groups enjoying day-trips and outings.
A family group. Two of the boys have bicycles and another boy is holding a dog. Probably taken in one of the villages.
HHT&N 501
More detail »An unknown man and woman on pedal cyles. The woman's cycle has three wheels and the man's two. The wheels were solid rubber. Location unknown.
HHT&N 679
More detail »Bernard, Christine and Pat Kooiman dressed in their best on a Sunday trip in the car.
More detail »A gathering of baptists on the promenade at old Hartlepool. Note soldiers at top left. Probably from the nearby Heugh Battery.
More detail »A rock formation on Blackhall beach. This stretch of coast is now a nature reserve.
If you look very closely John Lawson, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, can be seen standing in front of the rock.
More detail »Group of about thirty young Boys Brigade men lining Hartlepool railway station platform prior to an outing.
More detail »A bus Trip from Bedford Street sometime in 1954. Bedford Street was parallel to and behind Burn Road between Whitby St. and Lynn St.
More detail »circa 1959 bus trip from Seamer St (or Bedford St) to Redcar.
Top left is Mary Wright (nee Bramley) and Hannah Bramley in hat. Bottom left is Frances Bramley and young boy set back slightly is Richard Wright
More detail »This group of children are very poorly dressed. Some are barefoot. Two adult males and two females, one carrying a baby and one a small child are to the back of the image. Possibly a workhouse or school outing for children as they are on the beach and some are carrying toy sailing boats.
More detail »Co-operative Women's Guild outing in 1930 from the Central Estate.
More detail »Mary and Stephen Bennison or Goodwin standing outside a house at a special event.
More detail »A Methodist Chapel group on holiday on the Isle of Man in 1957. In the photograph are Mary, Liz, Iris and Doreen Metcalfe, and Hilda Popplewell.
More detail »Sandringham Road Presbyterian Church Outing - William Brownlee is on the back row, second from the right.
More detail »A slightly fuzzy image of a day out on the North Sands - 'Sandy Banks' sometime around 1939. The lady with the dark hair (second row from the top, far left), is Alice Easton. On the far right is Mrs. Leece (wearing the black and white spotted dress), with her son Mick just in front (dark jacket), and Mrs. Pevler behind her. Mrs. Peggy Fishwick is in the centre on the back row, with Phyllis Robinson (holding a child with a white cap on her lap), is centre left. On the front row, far right, is George Easton.
More detail »Pattison' caption on this image was 'Howard's Children.' The children of the Seaton Carew National School on a day out at Blackhall with their teacher Charles V. Howard.
More detail »A bus trip from Turnbull Street in 1953.
More detail »United Buses Old Folks Trip. Passengers posing outside of the buses ready for the off.
HHT&N 685
More detail »This photograph is of the annual outing Of the Women's Voluntary Service.
Circled in the centre is Evelyn Scott and Mary Ann Frankland.Looking at the photograph and circled to the right is Mary Skerry, cousin to Evelyn.
Photo from the album of Evelyn Scott.
More detail »An outing for the Wesley Church Ladies Group.
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