9 landmark Hartlepool scenes you might recognise from the 1970s

9 landmark Hartlepool scenes you might recognise from the 1970s - see how many you can identify

Fifty years have passed since these landmark photos were taken.

By Chris Cordner

Published 12th Apr 2021, 15:02 BST

They all show sights in Hartlepool from the early 1970s including many we may never see in town again.

Throston bridge, a view inside Steetley and the Bull Field car park can all be seen in our flashback feature.

Have a browse through our collection from the Hartlepool Mail archives and see how many sights you recognise.

1. Putting up a poster

A bill poster busy at work posting an advert at the side of Throston bridge in 1973. Photo: hm

The Bull Field in 1971. Photo: hm

A view of one of the huge rotary kilns at the Hartlepool works of Steetley in February 1970. Photo: Hartlepool Mail

The Paper Mill which closed in 1965 and the chimney which was demolished in 1971. Photo: hm