Fish and chips are a staple of British diet and culture – with Hartlepool no exception to that rule.
So here are 30 past and present photos of fish shops workers going about their day-to-day business across the town.
1. What a catch
Leanne Teckett holds a mighty fish outside Verrills on The Headland. Photo: Frank Reid
2. Time to celebrate
Nicola Darley and Dave Atkinson, of Fish Face, celebrate after winning an award. Photo: Other, third party
3. Would you like salt and vinegar with that?
Former SSI worker Sean Bennett opens his own fish and chip shop in Elizabeth Way, Seaton Carew. Photo: Stuart Boulton
4. Do you love fish and chips?
Mariners fish and chip shop manager, Julie Corser, poses with a bowl of chips in 2008. Photo: Frank Reid
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