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The Pot House was situated on Croft Terrace.  The pub closed on 8 November 2025. Built in 1895, and formerly known as The Harbour Of Refuge, the renamed pub takes its name from the numerous pottery tiles that covered the outside walls. Over the years it had been a live-music venue. The last landlady, Elaine Gooding, took over in 2014. Locals hope it will be bought and re-opened as a pub, but given its location harbour and sea views, it is a good bet for residential accommodation. On a small green, adjacent to the pub, is a statue of "Andy Capp", the cartoon character created in 1957 by Hartlepool cartoonist Reg Smythe, and published in "The Mirror".

Source: Kathryn Ludlow

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