Museum of Hartlepool

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The creation of the Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service was mainly down to one man: William Cresswell Gray, who was a member of a family of shipbuilders who played an important part in the history of Hartlepool. He left the original museum building to the town in 1920 in thanks for the safe return of his son from the First World War. The building was named the Gray Art Gallery and Museum in his honour. Since the museum opened an important and diverse collection of objects that reflect the history of Hartlepool have become part of the museum collection. This collection includes objects of archaeology; natural history; costume; fine and decorative art; social history; world cultures; coins and medals. The museum service continues to collect today looking to fill gaps in its existing collection and represent the more recent history of the town since the amalgamation of the two Hartlepool Boroughs in 1967.

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Seaton Carew Lifeboat and Crew

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  • 3 older comments, and then…
  • Matthieu Rudaz said:
    wow wonderful shot
  • johnc1994 said:
    This is a photograph of Hartlepool Lifeboat at Coventry lifeboat day
  • Museum of Hartlepool said:
    Hi John thanks for the comment - where did you get your information from? we'd be glad to ammend our record of this photograph if it is incorrect
  • johnc1994 said:
    This is the crew from Hartlepool when they went down to Coventry to thank them for fundraising for the Cycilist lifeboat in 1896. Suprisingly this lifeboat is the whitby built lifeboat Upgang Two. My great Grandfather was a crew member on that photograph.
  • johnc1994 said:
    Still not changed the caption on the photograph. I have all the names of the crew. the photograph was taken on 28th October 1898, Back row;-T Reed (Coxswain)/ T Hood / M Hastings / J Pounder / j J H Denton /R Corner / J W ebster(Bosun) Front Row;- S Southeran (Ass Coxswain)/ W Pounder / G Southeran/ J Cambridge/ W Horsley / J Horsley Walter Mason(Local Sec) "Rigger" Bowes( RNLI Inst London)Alfred Belk(Hon Sec Hartlepool) A J Boyle (Org Sec London)

Mr R.J. Tate

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Smoke and flames - Match Factory fire 1954

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  • Ann Roberts said:
    I remember watching this fire with my mam and dad from outside our house on harbour terrace

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