Plenty of familiar names here but which ones were your shipping favourites? Email chris.cordner@nationalworld.com to tell us more.Plenty of familiar names here but which ones were your shipping favourites? Email chris.cordner@nationalworld.com to tell us more.
Plenty of familiar names here but which ones were your shipping favourites? Email [email protected] to tell us more.

9 shops we've lost in Hartlepool and East Durham - from Adams to Rosebys and Woolworths to Index store

The changing face of Hartlepool has seen many well known shops come and go.
By Chris Cordner
Published 26th Jan 2023, 17:32 BST
Updated 26th Jan 2023, 17:33 BST

And with H&M closing, it’s time to take a look at 9 others that we remember from years gone by.

Parents will remember the Adams childrenswear store and Rosebys in the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.

What about Mike Gough Sports and Woolworths and JJB Sports?

Have a look through our collection and then get in touch with your own memories of the stores you loved.

Adams in the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in 2008. Did you get any bargains there?

1. In the 2008 picture

Adams in the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in 2008. Did you get any bargains there? Photo: FLR

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Woolworths was pictured in 2009 with closing down posters prominent in the window.

2. Woolworths and the clock

Woolworths was pictured in 2009 with closing down posters prominent in the window. Photo: FLR

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The Littlewoods Index store. We said a fond farewell to it in 2005.

3. Looking inside Index

The Littlewoods Index store. We said a fond farewell to it in 2005. Photo: TC

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Back to 2008 for this view of Scorers and its closing down sale.

4. A last look at Scorers

Back to 2008 for this view of Scorers and its closing down sale. Photo: LH

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