Photos taken across a largely deserted Hartlepool town centre on March 23, 2021, a year on from the announcement of the first lockdown.Photos taken across a largely deserted Hartlepool town centre on March 23, 2021, a year on from the announcement of the first lockdown.
Photos taken across a largely deserted Hartlepool town centre on March 23, 2021, a year on from the announcement of the first lockdown.

Nine pictures from a deserted Hartlepool town centre on anniversary of first lockdown

The centre of Hartlepool remained eerily silent as the town marked one year since the beginning of the first coronavirus lockdown.
By Gavin Ledwith
Published 23rd Mar 2021, 15:26 BST

Areas such as Church Street and York Road would usually be bustling with shoppers and workers in normal circumstances. Yet, as these images suggest, the town was largely quiet on March 23. Landmarks across Hartlepool will be lit up at night-time between Tuesday and Thursday to allow people to reflect on a traumatic 12 months.

Hartlepool's York Road on March 23, 2021.

1. Deserted

Hartlepool's York Road on March 23, 2021. Photo: Stu Norton

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Only a handful of people could be seen entering of leaving the town's main shopping centre.

2. Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

Only a handful of people could be seen entering of leaving the town's main shopping centre. Photo: Stu Norton

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Are the next 12 months looking brighter now that millions of people have been vaccinated?

3. The road ahead

Are the next 12 months looking brighter now that millions of people have been vaccinated? Photo: Stu Norton

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Church Street, in Hartlepool, opposite the entrance to Scarborough Street.

4. Silent

Church Street, in Hartlepool, opposite the entrance to Scarborough Street. Photo: Stu Norton

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