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It has changed so much, and yet it has not changed at all.

To start with Carlisle/O'Connell Bridge was widened between 1877 and 1880 so this predates the widening. Secondly there's no sign of big Dan and most of the sculpture of the Street. I'd better get Googling or whatever. The foundation stone to Dan's monument was laid in 1864 but it was not completed unveiled until 1882. I can't see any sign of a foundation stone here.

Construction of O'Connell Bridge started in 1877 (a big job), and the first tramline from the pillar to Drumcondra opened in 1877 too. So, 1877 at the latest.

Excellent! So before 1877, but also before 1864 as Swordscookie says: "I can't see any sign of a foundation stone here" ?? Earliest possible is 1860 for this series of photos...

William Russell & Co. were at no. 5 Lower Sackville-Street, near Carlisle-bridge as early as Tuesday, 22 April 1851 as they have an advertisement in that day's Freeman's Journal declaring a reduction in the duty on coffee:

The Finest Mocha is now 1s. 6d. per pound. Costa Rica, Rio Janeiro, and fine Jamaice, 1s. 4d. per pound Demerara, Ceylon, and other imports, 8d., 10d., 1s., and 1s. 2d. per pound.

And Bewley & Evans were there too from at least November 1854 (also from Freeman's Journal).

This photo is a little time capsule.

The few photos we put up are actually part of a larger collection of showing the retail areas in Hartlepool such as Lynn Street, Musgrave Street, Burbank taken by a photographer called John Boagey in the 1960s. They're a fantastic collection to show how that particular part of Hartlepool looked prior to the demolition or change of many of these streets. Interesting to see how many shopping streets there were prior Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.

These streets would have provided a far more intersting alternative shopping experience today if they had been saved. One could imagine thriving street cafes, craft shops, boutiques,specialist hobby shops etc.

The car is a Vauxhall PA SX Cresta or Velox from 1960 or 61

amazing shot;;

Absolutely fantastic. A delicious taste of history.

Probably not supposed to have favourites, but this one really is!

Excellent,like a still from the King Vidor movie "The Crowd "

I used to climb that in the 60's with my grandad.....Remember it well, never brought a camera up, ah well.