The baths were donated by William Gray and opened in 1914. During the war they were requisitioned by the military and re-opened to the public in 1951. They closed for the last time in 1976 and were demolished in 1978. The tram line to the front of the image was constructed in 1900 in a similar manner to a light railway for part of its length.
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Donor : Douglas Ferriday
Part of the "Hartlepool Library Service" collection
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The pool opened in 1914, the money being donated by Sir William Cresswell Gray, son of the first Sir William Gray who built the shipbuilding empire. In 1920 West Hartlepool Amateur Swimming Club was formed. The pool was used by the public and for school swimming lessons for years and many will remember the hot pies sold by the Woodpecker Cafe over the road by the bus stop into town The baths closed in 1976 as the Mill House Baths had opened in 1972.
A small restaurant complex is now on the site.
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