Sad news from anyone from the town, the iconic building known as “The Wesley” has had a major fire this evening.
I was in the comedy club at the Town Hall, and this was the scene about half an hour ago. One of the few remaining iconic buildings in Hartlepool.
EDIT 2021: It should come as no surprise that, 4 years to the day later, the building remains entirely untouched, and is still just a ruined, burned out shell.
EDIT November 2025. The Wesley should shortly be returning to use. Since the previous update, it started getting done out, then had another dramatic fire, clips are probably on Youtube with part of a wall collapsing. It recovered from that, and is still in the process of getting renovated. I might do an update post when it’s finally finished.