The inside of St Joseph's Church, Hartlepool taken from a postcard around 100 years old

Taken on July 10th 1948, this is almost certainly the launch of  Irish Cedar which was 5627 gross tons and was built for Irish Shipping of Dublin.

At the ceremony are Sir William Gray and his wife (centre) and the priest is Father Francis Dunne of St Joseph's. The altar boys are from St Joseph's also and the second from the right is Jummy Cockerill.

As a note, a strange selection of hats is evident from a bowler, to an Edwardian creation on the right and a headscarf on the  left, possibly reflecting the war and lack of availability of new clothing.

Mayday celebrations at St. Joseph's Church sometime in the earrly 1930s. Nancy Connor is third from the left.

Milton Road area of town. St. Paul's Church and St. Joseph's church can be seen in the background.

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St Joseph's Church, Hutton Avenue, taken from St Pauls Road.

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St. Joseph's Church Football Team 1912/13.

The St. Joseph's Church Football Team - 1912/13 Durham Amateur Cup Winners, photographed at the back of St. Joseph's Church, backing onto Hutton Avenue.  The game was played on the Victoria Ground, against West Hartlepool Expansion, Joe's winning by a Connor goal, 1 - 0.

St Joseph's Church altar. Very ornate compared to some.

Taken after the school in Whitby Street was bombed in 1941.

Grange Road on right, St. Joseph's Church on left

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Taken in 1953, the scene is West Hartlepool station where a group of 50 people from the town joined others from the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle on a trip to Lourdes. There were two packed trains. The Hartlepool group were accompanied by Father Dunne of St Joseph's . The Hartlepool Mail reported that there were 14 people on stretchers and 42 walking sick on the trip.

Mary gales and Frank Hey were married at St. Joseph's Church, in the 1960s. In this photograph, the houses in the background are in Grange Road.