Pub history

The Hat and Feathers

This two-storey building was built in c1960 on the site of smaller Victorian properties. Church Street took shape from the 1840s and was completed by 1865. It remained largely residential until the late 19th century. During 1923–81, Doggarts’ department store would sell furniture, clothes and fine hats with feathers. The Hat and Feathers is mentioned in a poem about Seaham’s old pubs and is thought to have stood on the outskirts of the town.