This image is taken of the east side of Archer Street from Tower Street. The building on the left is part of The Clarendon public house (at the time the GEC Club)

The houses on the right are demolished. The back of the houses which can be seen are in Scarborough Street.

Church Square, Hartlepool at the  junction with Tower Street

Detail from Druids Hall which was on the corner of Surtees Street and Tower Street and was used as a place of entertainment and a county court. The date on the plaque shows when it was opened in 1863.

On the corner of Tower Street and Surtees Street

The hall was in Tower Street and was demolished in 1996 to make way for housing.

Large crowds of people turned out to see 'Egbert' the tank in Tower Street.

Exeter Street now. The Jacksons Arms is on the corner of Tower Street with Charles Dickens Hardware store in the background.

Exeter Street, Hartlepool taken from the junction with Scarborough Street. The Cosy Cafe is on the corner and in the distance you can see a shop called Thomas Clarkson Chemist which was in Tower Street and they developed this set of mid 1950s photographs for West Hartlepool County Borough.

From a collection of photos commissioned and gathered by West Hartlepool Council.

Shops at the junction of Church Square and Tower Street, West Hartlepool.

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Looking down Tower Street now

Looking down Tower Street from Church Square, Hartlepool. Tower Street Baptist Church can be seen on the right with Tower Street Congregational Church spire at the back. The latter church had for many years been disused. Thomas Clarkson Chemists can be seen on right on the corner of Albert Street. The building with arches on the right is on the corner of Archer Street and at the time of the photo was Smith and Graham solicitors.

Looking down Tower Street c1984

The Jacksons Arms, Tower Street, Hartlepool. Picture taken in the 1980s whan it was just known as The Jacksons

The Jacksons Arms, Tower Street, Hartlepool in 2014

Taken as the church was to be demolished in 1956, new flats are being built just behind it. These flats were soon to be joined by the new St Joseph's School as this was the first part of the redevelopment of the central area of West Hartlepool.

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.

Tower Street as it is now

Taken from the roof of Christ Church, Archer Street is on the left and Tower Street Congregational Church spire can be seen in the centre. The quite imposing building on the top right of the image is Christ Church Parish Hall in Brunswick Street.

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.

Tower Street, Hartlepool, looking North towards Church Square.

From a collection of photos commissioned and gathered by West Hartlepool Council.

This was taken around 1954 in York Street looking towards where it converged with Tower Street. Tower Street Congregational Church was soon to be demolished.

On the left William Street is almost demolished.