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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Green Howard soldiers

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  • DacidUser27 said:
    Great B&W Photo!! Buy HCG
  • sarflondondunc said:
    Huge shells
  • Ken Shanaberger said:
    Looks like some poor QA on the German shell factory floor...
  • Michael DeVowe said:
    Was it a requirement to have a mustache to join the Green Howard force? Everyone in the front group has one (except for the young man in the middle)! It's funny how the rest of the men are quite a ways back - either on the steps or behind glass! It looks like it was windy, too.
  • Edward Nicholl said:
    These men would have been in the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. (The full name of the regiment was Alexandra, The Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment, which in 1920 became The Green Howards (Alexandra, The Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), shortened to The Green Howards.) The 3rd Battalion was a reserve battalion which at the time was on Coastal Defence duties in the area. Thousands of men passed through the ranks of the 3rd Battalion to join the several other active service battalions of the regiment.

Inside The Old Heugh Lighthouse

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  • Adam Carter said:
    This is Henry Randell Carter, born 2nd Feb 1893 in Throston, died 5th Aug 1978 in Guisborough.
  • ave7461 said:
    Lighthouse keeper - Henry Randell Carter (b.1893 d.1978)
  • Claudine Galloway said:
    Did Henry have a son called Harry and a daughter called Avis or Evis who became a starlet. Harry became a dentist. Born approx late 30’s early 30’s in West Hartlepool.

Smoke and flames - Match Factory fire 1954

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