Here are 13 retro photos of factory scenes in Hartlepool and Peterlee across the decades

By Madeleine Raine

Published 2nd Jul 2025, 11:58 GMT

From Cerebos to Fisher Price, we’ve got a selection of former workplaces for you to browse through.

Take a look through just some of the factories in Hartlepool and Peterlee where thousands of people would have worked and made memories.

Factory workers form a picket line at the yard gates back in 2005. Photo: Frank Reid

Do you remember Dewhirst in Peterlee? Here it is pictured in 2003. Photo: DW

Do you have any memories from the Aladdin flask factory on Brenda Road? Photo: Other, third party

Does this factory looks similar today or has it changed? Photo: Other, third party

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