Collecting sea coal from the beach in 1888. This became big business in the 1970s using lorries and four track vehicles and is still carried out on a smaller scale today.

Landlady Elizabeth Hayes Good (born c1830 died 1904) at the rear of the Seven Stars Inn, Seaton Carew. In June 1900 an auction was held for all the fixtures & fittings & a pony trap from the Seven Stars before the inn was demolished to make way for the Marine Hotel.

William Sherwood (on the right) is pictured with his son Frederick. They sold produce grown on their smallholding, which may have been on the plot of land shown in the photograph. The houses at the back are part of Elm Grove, but only one side of the street has been built which indicates the photo was taken before its completion in 1908. 

Jim Dodds on a winter's day with his horse & cart. Jim (James) Dodds was a carter & lived in Bowsers Yard with his wife, Jane, & their family. At the time of this photo Jim would have been aged about 37.

Local character known as "Teacake Annie".

A group of men perhaps off on a trip. The pub was at number 60.

The Hartlepools Steam Laundry, Raby Road, Hartlepool. Horses with their carts stand paptiently waiting outside the laundry.

The Wesley Church with a tram and a horse and cart in the picture. Note that the street are still cobbled.

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Thomas Watson born in 1848 in Gateshead, was a baker as was his son William. They had a bakery business in John Street where this photo was taken and also a cafe called Cafe Watson.  The 1901 census tells us  that they had bakery and confectionery premises lower Church St, which backed on to John St. This is possibly Harold Lumsden Watson, grandson of Thomas born in 1901.

By 1911, Thomas Watson had moved to Barton Villa 30 Clifton Ave and had a house servant indicating that his business was a profitable one.