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For this years international nurses day (12th May) we are celebrating the life of Sister Mary Jacques, a pioneering nurse who's legacy includes the creation of the Cottage Hospital system in Middlesbrough aimed solely at treating the working class poor.
Founded in Hartlepool and still based in the town today, Camerons is one of the largest brewing companies in the Tees Valley and North East.
In this blog we are counting down our top five make up and beauty objects in the collection at Preston Park Museum and Grounds.
As part of Women’s History Month, we are telling the stories of the many women who worked for the North Eastern Railway and kept the Service running during a dark time in England’s history.
Hartlepool Museum’s collections include many pieces of shipping paperwork. This is a wage slip for a seaman working on a ship, the ‘Rondo’.
The design and building of lifeboats began around the 1780s, and it was at this time that a pioneering boatbuilder made the first lifeboats, one of which was the Zetland.
Inspired by Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', we are looking at the Victorian Christmas. The Victorians created many of our best loved Christmas traditions and decorations!
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the building of the Three Brothers Grant Coble, a fishing boat currently displayed at the Museum of Hartlepool.
Cliff House Pottery was opened at West Hartlepool in 1880 by William Henry Smith, whose family already had a legacy in making pottery. Throughout its short lifetime, Cliff House made many iconic pieces.
John Walker is well-known in Stockton for being the inventor of the friction match in 1826. However, he went uncredited for his discovery for decades until independent researchers gave him the recognition he deserved.
To celebrate Fashion Week 2021, we are diving into our collections and finding those styles that never go out of style. Hartlepool Museum Service hold an amazing collection of 1960s clothing that was donated by a fashionista who spent her life collecting the top trends.
For Halloween we are looking at ghost stories from one of our most haunted museums – Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum. The museum is housed in the original North Road Station, built in 1842 on the Stockton and Darlington Railway line. It is often featured on the UKs most haunted railway stations. So, what is it about this building that is so haunting?
