Time's up: 17 retro pictures of Hartlepool pub The Hourglass following its demolition

So we thought we would toast its life as a community pub with this selection of archive photos.

To read more about its demise, click here.

Thirsty for more pub memories? For a virtual pub crawl through 17 archive pictures of Hartlepool bars, click here.

The pub in its former glory in 2009. Photo: LH

The Hourglass football team celebrate winning the Bob Waller Cup in 2008. Photo: LH

The Hourglass football team, in blue, take on the Gillens Arms in 2008. Photo: LH

Hartlepool Mayor Stuart Drummond presents an award at the pub to youngsters in 2004. Photo: TC