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Green Street, SEAHAM, SR7 7ET

The internals of this public house seem to have been gutted and the building is beginning to look a little forlorn. It is my understanding that this was previously known as the Duke of Wellington. It was so named after the Duke of Wellington himself visited the Londonderry's at there family seat in Seaham Hall around 1827. It is on South Railway Street.

Micro pub on Church Street, Seaham

The bronze plaque in the foreground shows the plans drawn up for Seaham by the architect John Dobson for local developer Charles Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Shortage of money after developing the harbour and railway connection meant that only a few of the elaborate buildings in this area of the town could actually be built.

Originally three shops, numbers 57 to 59 Church Street were a pawnbrokers, wardrobe dealer, and chemist and dentist during the 1890s. Following the turn of the century they went on to become a milliners – hat makers – confectioners and drapers. Then for almost 60 years, from 1923 to 1981, two of the shops were home to Doggarts family run department store, which sold furniture, clothes and fine hats with feathers. In 2013 after a £1.2m conversion the premises became a Wetherspoon pub. https://cannybrew.com/media/photo-galleries/weatherspoons-turn-former-seaham-seaside-department-store-into-latest-pub-gallery/ Image

A wide pedestrianised street leading towards the Parish Church.

The sculpture unveiled in 2011, is of three miners waiting to go down the pit and each figure represents one of the three mines of Seaham, Dawdon and Vane Tempest.

The Clock Garden is home to a number of memorials, including, on the right, one to the crew of HMS Seaham Image The bronze plaque in the foreground shows the plans drawn up for Seaham by the architect John Dobson for local developer Charles Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Shortage of money after developing the harbour and railway connection meant that only a few of the elaborate buildings in this area of the town could actually be built. Image The clock in the background was erected to celebrate the millennium. Image

Sign for The Hat and Feathers Image

These wood carvings commemorate Lord Byron and his wife Annabella Milbanke, who were married at nearby Seaham Hall in 1815. The carvings are by Seaham artist, David Gross and stand outside the Byron Place shopping centre and were unveiled in January 2016. Beyond, the pedestrianised Church Street leads up to St John's Parish Church.