This public house which was in Stockton Street opened in 1853 and closed in 1966.
The original photograph shows the Goldon Lion public house at the junction of Arthur Street and Stockton Street and in the foreground to the left, the junction with Albion Street. The site is now Hartlepool College. In the background, the first Hartlepool College of Education is being built on the site of the 'A' streets.
More detail »Taken in Stockton Street as the 'A' streets were being demolished in 1964, the advert for Howlett Painters was on the corner of Alfred Street and the shop is on the corner of Albion Street. On the right is The Golden Lion and Arthur Street would have been the street after that.
More detail »Looking towards Stockton Street and The Golden Lion probably from the waste land at the bottom of Bell Terrace. The Golden Lion closed in 1966 and this was probably taken about that time.
To the right is probably the Stockton Hotel. Building work behind is possibly the College of Further Education.
More detail »Taken in the 1920s, the image shows The Golden Lion in Stockton Street and the proprietor's name was George E Ward who was publican from 1914- 1930. The car is a Darlington registration from 1920s.
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