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Cafe Royal, The Front, Seaton Carew.
Cafe Royal
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceThe Cafe Royal at Seaton Carew, 1978. Originally a farmhouse it was built in the late 18th early 19th century.
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Cafe Royal
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServicesThe Cafe Royal in 1962. At this time it would have been a very busy shop selling ice cream, drinks etc. Most of the advertisments are smoking related such as Olivier tipped cigarettes and Capstan Full Strength.
HHT&N 1097
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Cafe Royal
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServicesIn 1989 owned by the Notarianni family and advertising Silk Cut cigarettes along the front of the awing.
HHT&N 1089
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Cafe Royal
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServicesThis image of the Cafe Royal and the Rocket House would have possibly been taken around the 1940s judging by the cars in the scene. The wall of the 1938 bus station is visible on the left. The wall at the rear of the Cafe advertises Purifax Ice Cream.
HHT&N 1092
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Golf clubhouse, Seaton Carew - 2005
Created by Maureen Anderson
Donated by Maureen AndersonThe clubhouse in 2005. The Cafe Royal and the bus station can be seen to the right of the image and the church tower to the left.
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Me and my bike
Donated by Maureen LedingtonMaureen Hamilton (now Ledington) and her bike at Seaton Carew in 1956. The Cafe Royal can be seen in the background.
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Seaton Carew and beach
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe Cafe Royal was originally built as a farmhouse and the small building stored the rocket lines and other equipment used for saving life at sea. In the 1970's and 80s it was in use as a police station. This busy beach scene was photographed in 1913.
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