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Village on the Tees Road formed around 1920 when William Gray opened a shipyard closer to Teesmouth and housing was built for workers. A school opened in 1926 and there was a thriving community for many years.
The site of the village exists now as an industrial estate and Graythorp dock is used for the dismantling of oil rigs amongst other things.
Around the village Main Street Graythorp
Part of the Library collection collectionTaken in 1978, the view shows Main Street in the small thriving community off the A179 Tees Road which no longer exists.
HHT&N 259
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Graythorp Gala July 1952
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Donated by Hartlepool museum serviceChildren queue for traditional pocket money at the village gala.
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Graythorp School after air raid
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Dated 1941In an air raid of April 1941,heavy damage was done not only to the school, but to the Mission Church, the Coop and 40 houses. fortunately nobody was badly injured.
This raid is documented in the notes about the school on this page. The children had to move to High Clarence School.
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Graythorp from Tees Road
Part of the Library collectionTaken from the Tees Road in September 1977, the size of the village can be seen.
HHT&N 263
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