The image shows The Cosmopolitan decked out for the coronation of George 6th in 1937. Behind the pub is St Mary's RC Church still with the spire which was removed in 1946 because of the cracks in the stonework.
Part of the "Hartlepool Museum Service" collection
Location
The first Roman Catholic chapel on the Headland opened in Prissick Street in 1834 and St. Mary's Church was opened in 1851.
More detail »The present Cosmopolitan Hotel was rebuilt from an older hotel on the site in 1885 taking in two cottages. In the 1870s, it was also used as stores for the Brunswick Brewery.
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