A TIMELINE OF HARTLEPOOL HISTORY
By Tim Lambert
c. 640 Hieu founds a monastery on the site of Hartlepool
1153 A settlement at Hartlepool has grown into a busy little port
1201 King John gives Hartlepool a charter
1315 The Scots attack Hartlepool but it soon recovers although it only has a population of several hundred
1569 During a rebellion the rebels enter Hartlepool but they flee when a royal army approaches
1644 A Scottish army enters Hartlepool
1647 The Scots are replaced by English troops
1741 Bread riots takes place in Hartlepool
1831 Hartlepool has a population of about 1,300
1832 Cholera kills 57 people in Hartlepool
1833 The first bank opens in Hartlepool
1835 new Docks are opened in Hartlepool
1836 Hartlepool gains gas light
1839 The railway reaches Hartlepool, which is growing rapidly
1849 Cholera kills 161 people in Hartlepool. A piped water supply is created in the town.
1851 Hartlepool has a population of 9,227
1854 Christ Church is built
1867 Hartlepool sends an MP to parliament
1883 Ward Jackson Park opens
1889 A promenade is built
1914 Three German ships bombard 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
1987 HMS Trincomalee is brought to Hartlepool
1995 Hartlepool Museum opens
1996 Hartlepool Art Gallery opens
1999 A Business Development Centre opens