Hartlepool’s Church Street has witnessed everything from air raids to empty streets during the Covid lockdown.
There have been stores, royal visits and much more besides.
Take a look.
1. Air raids in 1940
The bombardment of Church Street during the Second World War. Three people died in the 1940 air raid. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
2. Watching the blaze
A busy scene in Church Street as onlookers watch the Match Factory fire in 1954. Photo: hm
3. Church Street in the 1960s
Church Street shops Robin Robson and Edgar Phillips pictured in the 1960s. Remember them? Photo: hm
4. Into the 70s
The Church Street branch of Blacketts. The department store is seen here in 1970. Photo: hm
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