The original house at Brinkburn, which forms part of the current Hartlepool Sixth Form College, had been the home of the Furness family, a shipbuilding and merchant family.
The site has had considerable changes made to its infrastructure, including the addition of classrooms, laboratories, a gymnasium and assembly hall.
In 1944, the school became the West Hartlepool Grammar School for Boys and in 1973 became the upper school of Brinkburn Comprehensive School.
It later became Hartlepool Sixth Form College.
5. Top of the board
Hartlepool Sixth Form College has found itself in the top two in the country in 2012 when it comes to student satisfaction. Photo: TY
7. It's netball time
Hartlepool Sixth Form College netball players Danielle Austin, Danielle Smith, Alice Rochester and Sophie Glover with their coaches Sophie Spence and Helen Brown. Photo: Frank Reid
8. Back to school
Sixth Form students help pupils at Dyke House school in 1995 to gain some practical experience. Pictured are Alison Chapman, Jason Sprintall, Richard Mc Kinnie, Barry Sewell and Leanne Moore with teacher Alison Hodgson and Dyke House pupils Stuart Murray, Julie Slaughter, Laureen Williams and Steven Higgin. Photo: Other, third party