The History of Hartlepool

1832- Cholera Kills Page 4

1835- New docks open Page 6

1854- Christ church is built Page 8

1883- Ward Jackson opens Page 10

1889- Promenade is built Page 12

1914- Bombardment of Hartlepool Page 14

1923- West Hartlepool memorial is built Page 16

1962- Last shipyard closes Page 18

1967- Hartlepool and West Hartlepool join Page 20

1969- Middleton grange opens Page 22

1987- HMS Trincomalee is brought to Hartlepool Page 24

1995- Hartlepool museum opens Page 26

Facts page Page 28

Statue of Ralph Ward Jackson

Two coastal defence batteries at Hartlepool

returned fire, firing 143 shells, damaging

three German ships: SMS Seydlitz, SMS

Maltke and SMS Blucher.

The first iron frame

building was in

Hartlepool.

Scottish

invaded

Hartlepool

German bombers used

steatly as a navigation point.

Between 1983 and 1999

the town lacked a cinema.

Residents of

Hartlepool are known

as monkey hangers.

Sir William Grey

was the first mayor

of West Hartlepool.

Reg Symthe the cartoonist,

lived in Hartelpool and the

Andy Capp cartoon is set