Friday 1 June 2012

Information for story book

Dates found for the hartlepool book:

1831- Hartlepool has population of 1,300
1832- Cholera kills 57 people in Hartlepool
1833- The first bank opens in Hartlepool
1835- New docks opened in Hartlepool
1836- Hartlepool gains gas light
1839- The railway reaches Hartlepool, which is growing rapidly
1849- Cholera kills 161 people in Hartlepool
1851- Hartlepool has population of 9,227
1854- Christ church is built
1867- Hartlepool sends a MP to parliament
1883- Ward Jackson opens
1889- A promenade is built
1901- Population of about 14,000, West Hartlepool was twice that size
1914- Three German ships bombarded Hartlepool killing 128 people
1923- West Hartlepool war memorial is built
1926- Hartlepool Borough hall is built
1962- The last shipyard in Hartlepool closes
1967- Hartlepool and West Hartlepool are joined under one council
1969- Middleton Grange shopping centre opens (Princess Anne opened it)
1984- St Hilda's hospital closed
1987- HMS Trincomalee is brought to Hartlepool
1995- Hartlepool museum is opened
1996- Hartlepool art gallery opens

The dates highlighted are the dates I am going to research and include in my book.

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