The Hartlepool Trinity team of 1887. Centre front is Robert F. (Bob) Oakes who became a major figure in Town, County and National Rugby marked eventually by being elected President of the Rugby Football Union, in addition to being Chairman of the England Selectors for many years. He moved to Yorkshire and was Secretary of the Yorkshire RFU for 40 years.

Trinity is one of the many church teams that are prominent in the Game in the early history of the Game, the buidling itself stood at the corner of Vane Street and Milbank Crescent until its demolition in 1955. It was replaced by the new Holy Trinity Church standing in Davison Drive which opened in 1955 and continues to serve the spiritiual needs of the area.

The first meeting of this club, which took it s name from one of the ancient spellings of the name for the Hartlepool area, was held in August 1920 in a room above Newton’s Pawnbrokers Shop in Darlington Street. Those present were Mr Proud, Jim Farrell, Bill Moon, Adam Houston, Ted Anderson, Jack Crallen, Norman Rumble and H. Cassidy.

The photograph was possibly taken at Holy Trinity Church.

The Club was given permission to use Mr. Moore’s stables in Brougham Street, later transferring to Holy Trinity Men’s Club which had all the necessary facilities including baths, all with the blessing of the Vicar, the Rev. H.G.Cobb.  The Heortensians later joined forces with Brotherhood RFC and were again successful in winning the Durham County Junior Cup in 1925 when they defeated  Furness Athletic, Haverton Hill on the Friarage Field by 8 – 0.

The first meeting of this club, which took it s name from one of the ancient spellings of the name for the Hartlepool area, was held in August 1920 in a room above Newton’s Pawnbrokers Shop in Darlington Street. Those present were Mr Proud, Jim Farrell, Bill Moon, Adam Houston, Ted Anderson, Jack Crallen, Norman Rumble and H. Cassidy.

The Club was given permission to use Mr. Moore’s stables in Brougham Street, later transferring to Holy Trinity Men’s Club which had all the necessary facilities including baths, all with the blessing of the Vicar, the Rev. H.G.Cobb.  The Heortensians later joined forces with Brotherhood RFC and were again successful in winning the Durham County Junior Cup in 1925 when they defeated  Furness Athletic, Haverton Hill on the Friarage Field by 8 – 0.

This 1955 photograph shows the demolition of Holy Trinity Throston which was replaced by Holy Trinity West View.

The Altar in Holy Trinity Church, Hartlepool.

Holy Trinity Church, Davison Drive, Hartlepool.

Holy Trinity Church, Vane Street, old Hartlepool.

In April 1971 a large group of young people from Holy Trinity set off on a sponsored walk to raise funds for a Parish minibus.