You have been sharing your favourite childhood memories of growing up in Hartlepool.You have been sharing your favourite childhood memories of growing up in Hartlepool.
You have been sharing your favourite childhood memories of growing up in Hartlepool.

Binns, Brett's and Seaton Baths: Your fondest childhood memories of growing up in Hartlepool

It’s Throwback Thursday – and this week, we wanted to take a trip back in time to some of your happiest days growing up in Hartlepool.
Debra Fox
By Debra Fox
Published 15th Apr 2021, 15:43 BST
Updated 15th Apr 2021, 17:20 BST

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Mail readers got in touch on our Facebook page to share their fondest memories of childhood days in town – from a trip to Seaton baths to a Saturday shopping trip.

We’ve searched through our archives to unearth some pictures of your favourite things. Check out our round-up and see if you can spot any familiar faces.

Get involved in the conversation and share your own memories on our Facebook page here.

Nick Lee said: "Bonfire night. Collecting things to burn for a couple of weeks before and then running home from school to build the bonfire on the field opposite where I lived with all my friends. That field was our playground all year round."

1. Bonfire Night

Nick Lee said: "Bonfire night. Collecting things to burn for a couple of weeks before and then running home from school to build the bonfire on the field opposite where I lived with all my friends. That field was our playground all year round." Photo: TC

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Some of you were calling for the show's comeback on our Facebook page.

2. Hartlepool Show at Grayfields

Some of you were calling for the show's comeback on our Facebook page. Photo: TC

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Sharon Shadforth said: "Binns cafe, on the top floor with my gran. Thinking I was posh because you got a cup and saucer with a side plate of cake, with a little fork."

3. Binns cafe

Sharon Shadforth said: "Binns cafe, on the top floor with my gran. Thinking I was posh because you got a cup and saucer with a side plate of cake, with a little fork." Photo: HM

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Tim Brown said: "Walking into town as a kid, going passed much-missed shops. Fred Lumsdens, Wilf Spence, Aggio's, Goodall Lewis, Frank Wrights. Then into town for the market, Lown's, Whittakers, Pools Surplus Stores and Woolies."

4. The wonder of Woolworths

Tim Brown said: "Walking into town as a kid, going passed much-missed shops. Fred Lumsdens, Wilf Spence, Aggio's, Goodall Lewis, Frank Wrights. Then into town for the market, Lown's, Whittakers, Pools Surplus Stores and Woolies." Photo: hm

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