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.
18. Award winning studdents
Sixth Form students receive a top national award in March 1995. Pictured are Ken Norrie of BASF, Barry Sprintall, Barry Jewell, college principal Dorothy Lownds, Matthew Wilkinson, Mark Carroll and Doug Warden of Phillips Imperial. Photo: Other, third party
20. The Seagulls
Hartlepool Sixth Form College band The Seagulls pose for a band photo. Photo: Other, third party