Hartlepool Marina

Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool Marina Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ5133
District	Hartlepool
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARTLEPOOL
Postcode district	TS24
Dialling code	01429
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hartlepool
List of places UK England County Durham 54°41′28″N1°12′04″W / 54.6912°N 1.2011°W / 54.6912; -1.2011

Hartlepool Marina is a basin used for mooring yachts in the former docks of Hartlepool in County Durham, England.

History

The site was formerly known as the Hartlepool South Docks: the last company to operate there was William Gray & Company, ^[1] which went into voluntary liquidation in 1964. ^[2] The docks then remained vacant and deteriorating until Teesside Development Corporation launched an initiative to convert them into a marina in the late 1980s. ^{[3] [4]} The Lovell Partnership was appointed as the lead developer. ^[5] The new marina was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, who was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, in May 1993. ^{[6] [7]}

The Seaton Carew Lighthouse was relocated to the marina in 1995 and dedicated to those who had died at sea in 1997. ^[8] Also in the 1990s, a statue of the monkey, formerly standing in West Hartlepool, was relocated to the marina to serve as a receptible for coins being collected for a local hospice. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Meanwhile, the former graving dock, at the west end of the marina, was redeveloped as Hartlepool Historic Quay: it opened in July 1994 and became known as Hartlepool's Maritime Experience in April 2005 and was renamed the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool in June 2016. ^{[12] [13]}

Operations

Hartlepool Marina has 500 berths with pontoons, all of which can be accessed by pontoon. ^[14] It accommodates both pleasure and working craft, with passage to and from the sea through a lock. ^[15]

References

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7. "21 photos of Hartlepool in 1993 when Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh opened new Marina". Hartlepool Mail. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
8. "Memorial: Harbour Light 1914–18". North East War Memorials Project. 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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15. "Locking Procedure". Hartlepool Marina. Retrieved 16 February 2025.