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Picture of the Central public House at the corner of Bell Street and Cleveland Road. In the background, you can see the old central estate which was being demolished at the time.
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Location
The CentralThe Central public house, Central Estate, Hartlepool was built in 1892 and had a licence by 1897. It was often known as 'The Klondike'. The pub was badly damaged in the 1922 Timber Yard Fire.
In July 1958, following a petition it was agreed that it could open Monday and Friday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday Thursday at 5.30 p.m. rather than the usual 6- 10 pm. hours in order to ' settle the dust of a day's labour' .
In 1981 it was demolished.
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