Binns corner and the Headland lighthouse - scenes from the 1960s

We head back to the 1960s and early 1970s for this wonderful set of photographs.
A Hartlepool Mayor pictured with the crew of the RNLI Lifeboat.A Hartlepool Mayor pictured with the crew of the RNLI Lifeboat.
A Hartlepool Mayor pictured with the crew of the RNLI Lifeboat.

Each is a reminder of the changing face of Hartlepool and we would like to know more about them.

Who remembers this scene of the Binns Corner and the junction which looks so different these days. Or how about this image of the Headland lighthouse and fog horn, taken in 1972.

School football competion winners Lynnfield FC pictured at the Victoria Ground receiving their trophy from the officials.School football competion winners Lynnfield FC pictured at the Victoria Ground receiving their trophy from the officials.
School football competion winners Lynnfield FC pictured at the Victoria Ground receiving their trophy from the officials.
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From 1964, Hartlepool’s Mayor is pictured with the crew of the RNLI Lifeboat but who can tell us more.

And what about this scene showing the winning school football team. Players from Lynnfield FC are pictured at the Victoria Ground receiving their trophy from the officials.

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