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Christ Church, Hartlepool, now Hartlepool Art Gallery[1]
Detail fromSt Hilda at HartlepoolbyJames Clark(1858–1943), born inWest Hartlepool,at Hartlepool Art Gallery

Hartlepool Art Galleryis anart galleryinHartlepool,County Durham,England.[2]

The gallery opened in 1996(28 years ago)(1996).It is located in Church Square withinChrist Church,[1]a restoredVictorianchurch, built in 1854 and designed by the architectEdward Buckton Lamb(1806–1869).[3]The building has a 100-foot tower with six bells, which can still be rung.[4][5]

Hartlepool Art Gallery is co-located with atourist information centreclose toHartlepool railway stationand the town centre. The temporary exhibition programme includes crafts, contemporary and fine art, and photography. There is also a permanent collection. The gallery is run byHartlepool Borough Council.

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  1. ^ab"NZ5132: Christ Church, Hartlepool".Geograph,UK.Retrieved13 May2011.
  2. ^"Hartlepool Art Gallery".Culture 24,UK.Retrieved13 May2011.
  3. ^"Hartlepool Art Gallery".This is Hartlepool.Retrieved13 May2011.
  4. ^"Hartlepool Art Gallery".Britain's Finest.Retrieved13 May2011.
  5. ^"Dove Details".dove.cccbr.org.uk.Retrieved25 November2018.
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