Swainson Street, Hartlepool which has now gone and replaced by Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. Binns replaced by Wilkinsons.
Donor : Harry Taylor
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Middleton Grange Shopping Centre was built in 1969 and officially opened by Princess Anne on 27th May, 1970. Originally open to the elements, it was converted to an Indoor Shopping Centre in 1992.
More detail »Swainson Street, Hartlepool. Most of Swainson Street was demolished to make way for Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. The only section left contains The Grand Hotel.
More detail »Swainson Street, Hartlepool, with Binns Store on the corner. Picture taken from Victoria Road.
The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'
The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.
More detail »Swainson Street, Hartlepool which has now been replaced by Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. Binns still trading at this point. Note the difference in the name of the shopping area, at this point it was just 'Hartlepool Shopping Centre' not Middleton Grange.
More detail »Wilkinsons Store, Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool which replaced Binns Department Store.
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