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The history of the town of Hartlepool and its nineteenth century rival West Hartlepool. |
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Find out how the sleepy fishing village of Hartlepool and an area of unused land which became West Hartlepool, developed into a major industrial area. In the space of just a few decades, enterprising people followed the money to the two towns and made their own fortunes. |
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Ships' registers
Details of ships registered in the Port of Hartlepool from 1845 to 1855. | |
Men at War
Local men remember life in the armed forces, the Civil Defence and reserved occupations. |
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| ON THIS DAY... |
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| 9 FEBRUARY 1861 |
The Great Gale
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In 1861 a sudden gale wrecked many sailing ships by driving them onto the shore on the north east coast. Seventy ships were wrecked off Hartlepool in a space of forty-eight hours.
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