Extra trains put on to cater with increased demand, owing to there being no tram services. Local firms and individuals quickly answered the call for funds. She had only just started in business. One couple had been married for five years. Occupants cleaned up their homes, but costly repairs had to be paid for from the relief fund money. For more information see the note entitled 'The Timber Yard Fire of 1922' below. This method meant that the fire could spread between the timbers quite easily.People strolling past the burnt out houses and shops in Cleveland Road.In January 1922, a huge fire broke out in the timber yard of Messrs George Horsley and Son. The damage to the houses in Cleveland Road can be seen.Various people seem to be inspecting the damage whilst others are moving pit props about.
It quickly spread to the nearby Creosote Works and many houses in the Central Estate were badly damaged, particularly those along Cleveland Road. Some families’ possessions were scattered over various sites, and they did not know where their belongings were. A burnt out street at the back of Cleveland Road due to the fire.A lampost in Cleveland Road, bent over by the heat of the fire.A picture showing a terrace of houses, in Cleveland Road, destroyed by the fire.A woman and child attempt to rescue anything they can from the wreckage of their home. The Concave Steel Wood Burning Fire Pit is designed with a distinctively curved construction that combines modernism and casual elegance with a clean, streamlined, elegantly simple silhouette creating unparalleled beauty to any outdoor destination.
caught fire and sparks started some small fires there, but these were put out by the C.M.E.W.
The fire brigade worked hard to prevent the spread of the fire. Graythorp was William Gray and Company’s new yard specially built for ship repairing. In January 1922, a major fire broke out in the pit-prop storage yard in the Old Boys Field, Hartlepool. (approximately six metres) The fire was by this time intense, and the flames would have been higher on a calm day, but the wind was beating them down again, thus making the fire hotter. The small girl seems to be holding part of a gramaphone player.Property being loaded on to a horse and cart from houses under threat from the fire. The intense heat from the fire set the houses alight.
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But the fire got too near. The West Hartlepool Fire Brigade was the first on the scene shortly after one o’ clock. It was this wood that went up first, thereby making it impossible to prevent damage to the nearby houses.With modern techniques, fire officers can often discover the exact cause of a fire. The corporation tramways system suffered serious damage. The local paper, the Sir William Gray & Company contributed £100 (£3650 today) immediately to help start the fund. 1922 Pit-prop Fire In January 1922, a major fire broke out in the pit-prop storage yard in the Old Boys Field, Hartlepool. The inspector, Captain Hooper, was accompanied on his tour of the afflicted area by the Mayor of Hartlepool, the Town Clerk and Borough Surveyor. The intense heat from the fire set the houses alight. Now they had lost many possessions and their new home was spoiled. For more information see the note entitled 'The Timber Yard Fire of 1922' below. (About 50 kilometres away) One man claimed to have seen the reflection nearly as far away as Doncaster.The following day the sight that met onlookers’ eyes was hard to believe. Find Gas Fire Servicing near Hartlepool on Yell. It took place in what was known as “close season”.
It protected the C.M.E.W. 1922 Pit-prop Fire In January 1922, a major fire broke out in the pit-prop storage yard in the Old Boys Field, Hartlepool. Sir William Gray offered accommodation at the Gray convalescent home at Seaton Carew, (now the Staincliffe Hotel) and in some new houses at Graythorp. fire brigade, with the help of some apprentices. Within a couple of days, £1,300 had been raised including £100 from both the King and Sir William Gray.One of the houses in Cleveland Road completely destroyed by the fire.A large crowd gathering to view the damage the fire has caused to Cleveland Road.Crowds watching a still burning building on Cleveland Road. Fire engines came from many north-eastern towns, some as far away as sixty miles. Public buildings were used for storage and shelter. “Shortly after arrival, said Supt. The fire had spread in the direction of Central Marine Engine Works (C.M.E.W.)
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