The view is the site of St Joseph's School just as it is to be built. Workwear Supplies is on the corner of Musgrave Street and Scarborough Street. On the other side of Musgrave Street, the bomb damaged first St Joseph's School can be seen and the large building behind is the Co-op Whitby Street premises.
The photo was from a photographic record of the Central Area of West Hartlepool prepared in 1955/6 at the request of the Town Planning and Redevelopment Committee 'in the hope that it will be of interest to future generations of West Hartlepool'
The record focuses on areas which were within the next ten years to be completely redeveloped following The Max Lock Plan. It was compiled by WL Taylor and photographs developed by Thomas Clarkson Chemist of Tower Street.
Date (of image) : 15/6/1955
Donor : Hartlepool Library Service
Creator : West Hartlepool Council
Part of the "Library" collection
Location
Musgrave Street has now been demolished and replaced by a modern housing estate.
More detail »This school opened in 1873, replacing an old school opened in 1857 in a loft in Stockton Street, and closed in 1957 when children were transferred to the nearby new St Joseph's Primary. The school was damaged in World War 2 and the empty Exchange School in nearby Reed Street was also used by St Joseph's until 1957. The old building on the corner of Whitby and Musgrave Streets was demolished in 1967
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