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Nostalgic memories of West View's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I'm looking for my great great grandad Jonas Mattison. He owned or ran the pub which I believed to be by the docks water front on the headland of Hartlepool, called something like Blue or Bells ?? He had 5 children in total and sadly his wife died by the 1930's.
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Added 16 August 2013

North Cemetery California Stranton Hartlepool
My great,great grandfather, Thomas Hugill, was the Sexton of the North Cemetery for over 30 years until his death in 1896. I have just visited the site and found that the half the cemetery had been totally landscaped, apparantly due to its vandalization in the 70s. There is nothing to commemorate him there at all. The staff at the bereavement services in Hartlepool were very helpful ...see more
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Added 14 May 2012

Andersons Stranton
Hi, I am looking for my grandmother's family, Hannah Anderson, she was born in Sunderland in Southwick in 1898 and moved to Hartlepool to 22 Portland Road in about 1904 and then moved to 6 Marmion Road, Hartlepool. Her father was from Hartlepool, he was Thomas Anderson, born in Stranton in 1862.
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Added 13 March 2011

Mitten Family
My father took me and my sister Jean to see a family in West Hartlepool whose name was Mitten, they had a boy named Brian, one girl Lucy then Gwen and two other sisters whose names I cannot remember. As my father had been in the war with Mr Mitten he thought that he would like to see all his family, they were so kind to us all. I do remember being taken for a walk down to a place which they called the Dean which was ...see more
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Added 01 February 2011

My Great Grandmother Mary Robson Of Hartlepool
My great-grandma Mary Robson lived at 40 Hermit Street with her father William, (mother - Frances - deceased), a brother called William H Robson. Mary Robson had an illegitimate child called Frances, the child was born to a member of the well-to-do Field family. I would love to know more about the FIELD/S FAMILY all I know they were a very well to do family and influential, and ...see more
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Added 23 July 2009

W Hartlepool Ww1
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. ...see more
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Added 15 June 2008