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Seaton Carew, Front Street c1965
Seaton Carew, Front Street c1965 Ref: S85047
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Year: 1945
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I lived in Seaton Carew from about 1944 to 1947. My parents ran a boarding house at 4 The Cliffe, (my sister was born there) adjacent to the Staincliffe, which as I recall (I was a 4 year old) was occupied by RAF personnel. I recall the bad winter of 1946, and the tremendous amount of snowfall. My first schooldays (kindergarten?) were at Seaton Carew. We used to go hunting for crabs on Blackhall rocks when the tide was out. Still have some old family photos taken on the beach. Posted: 13/11/2007 03:56 by Keith Booth |
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 Hartlepool, War Memorial c1955 (ref: H32321) |
War Memorial A memory of Hartlepool, Cleveland This war memorial is in what we called Old Hartlepool, near the sea by the Hartlepool Docks/Headland. The war memorial for West Hartlepool was called the Cenotaph and was in Victoria Road, West Hartlepool. Last edited: 14/07/2008 11:36 by Frances Walker |
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Year: 1955
My Early Childhood A memory of Greatham, Cleveland Most of the photos here are from 1955. I was a five year old boy living in Greatham in 1955 with my dad, who was the local 'Bobby', my mam and my younger brother. We lived at 3 Egerton Terrace which was a terraced house with an outside loo and we had a bath in a tub in the kitchen. Cerebos Salt was down the road. I remember friends at that time were Johnny Tully and Gerald Harper. I started school at the local primary in 1955 but was shuffled off to a bigger school in Billingham shortly afterwards, perhaps because I showed a spark of brightness. Anyway, there I was, a six years old, catching a bus [the number 24A I seem to recall] to Billingham and back every school day, completely unaccompanied. Can you imagine doing that today! I think life was much more placid and unworried in those days. We did not have much by today's standards but we were intensely carefree and happy. I had nothing but fond memories of Greatham and so, some thirty years later, when I was visiting Newcastle on business I decided to go back to the village. I stopped outside the house I remembered to be my old home, musing, when a lady popped her head out from the door opposite. I reassured her I was not snooping and told her the story of our family and she declared 'Oh! The young Policemen!'. My dad is 87 next week and alive and kicking and living in Saltdean, Sussex!! Happy days! Philip Purdie, Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Last edited: 22/12/2008 09:28 by Philip Purdie |
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Year: 1910s
W. Hartlepool Ww1 A memory of West Hartlepool, County Durham My father, Maurice Arthur (1902-1982), was the son of the GP, W. B. Arthur, in Wingate. He kept a daily diary from 1917 to 1982. There are many entries regarding Hartlepool, WW1 and the Durham Minefields. However, in 1918 he states (040218) "Hartlepool Tank gets £803,421". Then on 090218 he states, "Tank No 130, total to 4 pm. £2,200,000". And there are other references. These refer to a lot of money in those days. Were they some kind of War Effort? I wonder if any local historian can tell me what these "tanks" were? roland@rebarthur.f9.co.uk Last edited: 19/06/2008 15:29 by Roland Arthur |
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 West Hartlepool, Terraces, Ward Jacksons Park c1955 (ref: W66005) |
Memorial To South African War A memory of West Hartlepool, County Durham I need your help. The man who modeled for the statue seen in this photo is my grandfather. Unfortunately, the museum has the wrong man as the model, a relative with a close name who wasn't even born when the statue was made. Is it possible for you to get the original newspaper article stating who dedicated the statue as I believe that person was my grandmother. The model's name was Joseph Andrew Bright McClure and he worked for the stonemason who did the statue. I have the paperwork to prove it. The statue was vandalized and the bronze taken and only the boots remained for many years. Now only the cairn remains. I am anxious to clear this error before my mother dies as it was her father. Diane Posted: 10/10/2007 01:31 by Diane Fulton |
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