Taken in 2003 this shows the changes since 1853 and 1889. Tudor style buildings have replaced Franklin's house. On the opposite side of Station Lane the farmhouse has gone and the Marine Hotel has replaced the small Seven Stars inn.

Front Street after 1901 as the Marine Hotel has been built but Ashburn House next door remains & was not demolished until much later. The first licence for the Marine was granted to AH Eve on 6 January 1902. The hotel was requisitioned by the Military in April 1918 & again for the Second World War. Asburn House had been for sale in 1932 so was possibly purchased by Cameron's Brewery. During the Second World War it was used as storage for the Civil Defence. In February 1f 1946 many items went missing incuding blankets, hot water bottles & towels. There was no sign of a break in.

Marine Hotel Bar.

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Marine Hotel Bar.

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Marine Hotel Cocktail Bar.

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Marine Hotel Seaton Carew built in 1900.

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Date unknown although tram lines are in evidence. The hotel was built in 1900 when the original Seven Stars Inn on the site was demolished.

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A view of The Marine Hotel, Seaton Carew.

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The Seven Stars Inn was first licenced in the early 1800s and in 1899 was bought by Cameron's at auction. The current Marine Hotel was built on the site in 1900 and to commemorate this, seven stars are depicted on the outside of the building.

In the early years of the hotel, the owner John Corner brewed beer himself in the inn.

(from Lion Roars and Monkey Bites by Marie-Louise McKay)

The name over the door is 'Good's'. From 1853-1881, the landlord was George Good and from 1881-1900 it was Elizabeth Good (daughter of the first landlord, John Corner)

The smaller building to the right is still part of the current Marine Hotel.

Seven Stars Inn in 1853. It was demolished and the Marine Hotel built on the site in 1900/1901. The large house next door was Ashburne House and belonged to Edward Backhouse who used it for his summer visits to Seaton. When he died in 1879 the house was left to Edward Backhouse Mounsey.  The house was eventually demolished and the land became a car park.

Showing the Marine Hotel, car park and what was Krimo's Restaurant in April 2005. The cottages shown on the previous photo remain. One became part of the Marine Hotel's dining room & the other was converted into flats.

Tents on the beach at Seaton Carew. The Marine Hotel can be seen in the background.

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The Front, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool with The Marine Hotel on the right. Taken from a postcard. The image dates from between 1900 and 1923.

The Front Seaton Carew with the Marine Hotel in the picture

The Marine Hotel, Seaton Carew.