Take a trip down Memory Lane: 24 photos from the Hartlepool Mail archives of life on Catcote Road over the decades

By Madeleine Raine

Published 17th Jan 2024, 16:15 GMT

Updated 19th Jan 2024, 08:04 GMT

As one of the longest streets in Hartlepool, Catcote Road has an abundance of shops, pubs and schools which have brought communities together over the decades.

Having photographed its many faces over the years, the Hartlepool Mail has decided to share some of this road’s many memories.

Jack Hanlon making use of the hand sanitiser station inside of the Pools Surplus Store in 2020. Photo: Frank Reid

Tracy Smith and Alison Newcombe take part in the Alice House Hospice Colour Run in 2021. Photo: Kevin Brady

Ben Sirs and Suzanne Parks count daisies on the school field at Brierton Comprehensive in May 1990. Photo: Hartlepool Mail

Pupils at English Martyrs School take part in the Make Poverty History event in 2005. Photo: LH

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