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.
25. Top of the class
Students at Hartlepool Sixth Form College who gained awards for top exam pass marks in 1990. Pictured are Glenn Noble, Fiona Plows, Kinnary Vyas and Rachel Taylor. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
26. We Are The Spoons.
Hartlepool Sixth Form College band, We Are The Spoons. Photo: Other, third party
27. Newcastle Falcons
Hartlepool Sixth Form College Newcastle Falcons players Ryan Allan, Lewis Roxby, Will Scott, Ben Walton, Liam King and Ryan Foreman. Photo: Jane Coltman
28. Royal performance
Students perform Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers in 1995. Pictured are Simon Nicholson, Jo Minton, Lee Malcolmson and Cathie Eddowes. Photo: Hartlepool Mail