It is only 50 years ago that these photos were taken. They show a cross section of the town, from winning the city section of Britain in Bloom to a new general hospital.
Who remembers the tunnel to old town which always flooded? Or how about the footbridge to Northgate.
We have all this and more in 9 reminders of 1972 which were provided to us by the Hartlepool Museum Service and Hartlepool Library Service.
We have all this and more in 9 reminders of 1972 which were provided to us by the Hartlepool Museum Service and Hartlepool Library Service.
5. A place of learning
Does this bring back memories? It's the College of Further Education's Exeter Street Annexe in 1972. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service
6. Demolished in 1972
The old Hartlepool destructor in Clifton Street as it was known at that time. It was demolished in 1972. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service
7. Days of darkness
We lived through a winter of darkness in 1972. A State of Emergency was called because coal supplies were dwindling and this coincided with cold weather. Hartlepool and south east Durham, showing when areas would have no electricity that day. Photo : Hartlepool Museum Service. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service
8. Always flooded
The tunnel to old town ran from the bottom of Church Street, under the railway lines and into Old Town. It was very often flooded. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service. Photo: Hartlepool Museum Service