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Convalescing soldiers on a day trip to the coast c1915. Normanhurst on Wooler Road was used as a convalescent home during the first world war. There is a nurse in the centre of the picture with a few other helpers as well.
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NormanhurstNormanhurst was probably built by Matthew Rickinson and later owned by Sir William Cresswell Gray. During the First World War it was used as a convalescent home for injured soldiers. It later became a Roman Catholic school before converting to a public house (the White House) in the 1980s. It is located in Wooler Road.
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Soldiers of the First World WarImages and documents relating to Hartlepool residents who served in the Army during the First World War.
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