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.
21. Keeping our beach clean
Students are all set to do their beach cleat at Seaton Carew in 2023. Photo: Frank Reid
22. What time is it?
A team of Hartlepool Sixth Form College students have been producing clocks based on compact discs in 1992. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
24. Classic comics
Dandy and Beano illustrator Keith Robson returns to Hartlepool. Pictured alongside Keith is Sally Robson, Ian Gordon and Amy Tucker. Photo: GW