A group of children eagerly awaiting the opening of the new school. 1st right on front row is Joanne Gething, 3rd right is ...... Mackenzie and third right is Carol Brown. The boy in glasses is Stuart Watson now in New Zealand.

Taken before the new school opened. The headteacher on the left is Ken Hutchinson.

At Hart before new school opened. The teacher is Mrs Richardson (McCarthy)

The image shows some boys studiously painting what look to be model ships. Notice the inkwells in the desk and the children were obviously doing a project about 'Houses' from the poster behind one of the seated boys. 'Projects' were popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

THe image taken in 1980, shows headteacher Miss Beth Measures 'digging' the foundations of the new school with the old one in view also. The school opened in 1981 and not long after Miss Measures took up a post in New Zealand.

This aerial view shows the 1953 school and palyground. The present school is built to the right of it. The road running towards the bottom right towards the church is Magdalene Drive which is now is built up with homes. The bungalow to the left of the school is still there and Butts Lane.

Taken at Park Drive, Hartlepool Cricket Club, where the annual  Schools' Country Dance festival took place yearly. Possible mid 1980s

Not a very good image, but nevertheless many will remember the petrol garage on the corner of Butts Lane and the old A179 before the Hart bypass was built towards the A19. The garage was on the site of the old school playground.

The boys appear to be learning 'pints in a gallon' rather than litres indicated by the milk bottles. Some are the third of a pint bottles which were used for school milk. It is obviously Christmas as there are snowmen and Christmas cards on the shelf to the right, and a tree seemingly growing from one boy's head !

This plaque is beside an old piece of wall between the existing school and the church car park. It says that a school room was built by the Duke of Cleveland in 1838. This stone was relocated from the site of the first school on Front Street.

Taken at Hart Primary School possibly  1960s ? The children had  obviously been making snowmen and the Christmas tree is behind the girl wearing glasses.

As the old school was being demolished, the new school can be seen alongside.