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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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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  • jamica1 said:
    Quite a conflagration

Watty Moore

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  • Thundering Work said:
    I'm sure he was a very honourable person unlike today's types...
  • Bawdy Station said:
    A great player and probably the best centre half Pools ever had - now I am showing my age!
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Super.
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!

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