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A range of 'Vulcan' vehicles displayed around Robert Robinson's premises. Cars are priced at £295 and lorries range from £445 to £545.
The houses on the left were demolished to ake way for a showroom extension in 1960.
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
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Motor carsImages and stories relating to motor cars in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
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Robert RobinsonRobert Robinson, Motor and Cycle Engineers & Factors, Hartlepool first opened in 1888 in York Road close to where the library is now. In 1898, he was the first dealer to sell a car in West Hartlepool and it was a Benz first driven by his 12 year old son. In 1933 he took a shop at Carlton Corner( corner of Dalton St and York Road) and added a radio department. In 1960 he extended the garage premises in Avenue Road.
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South RoadSouth Road, West Hartlepool, was just west of the Cenotaph and was demolished when the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre was built.
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