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The Harbour of Refuge, Croft Terrace, Hartlepool was opened in 1847 although the present building was built in 1895.
It was often referred to as 'The Harbour' or 'The Pot House' as the outside was covered in glazed pottery tiles and in Autumn 2014, pub was officially renamed 'Pot House'.
Andy Capp Statue
Created by Don Stephenson
Donated by Don StephensonAndy Capp Statue which is next to the Pot House (Harbour of Refuge) pub on Croft Terrace at old Hartlepool.
The statue, by Shropshire artist Jane Robbins, captures the working class cartoon hero in a typically relaxed pose, but minus his trademark cigarette. The 5 feet high, bronze statue was unveiled on 28 June 2007. The £20,000 statue was funded by the North Hartlepool Partnership with the help of a £2,000 donation from the Daily Mirror, the newspaper in which Andy first appeared in 1957.
Reg Smythe, the creator of Andy Capp, was born and died in Hartlepool and based the characters on his own parents.
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Crowds on Fish Sands
Created by NDM
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceA large crowd on the Fish Sands who would have to retreat soon as the tide was coming in! Note the little landing stages for pleasure boats and the Harbour of Refuge (Pot House) pub above the town wall.
The photo was circa 1953-4
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Pilot Pier
Donated by Douglas FerridayThe Pilot Pier pictured in 1972. On the far left is the Harbour Pub, otherwise known as the Harbour of Refuge (now the Pot House).
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Strolling on the Town Wall
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe man strolling is David Bunton a ferryman post 1930. The Fish Sands can be seen along with The Croft and the Harbour of Refuge PH.
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The Harbour
Created by W Henderson
Donated by W HendersonThe Harbour, Croft Terrace, Hartlepool. Although the sign says that it is 'The Harbour', it is, and has always been, known as 'The Harbour of Refuge'. The other name for it is 'The Pot House'
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The Harbour
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceThe Harbour, Croft Terrace, old Hartlepool.
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The Harbour 2014
Created by Don Stephenson
Donated by Don StephensonThe Harbour, Croft Terrace, Hartlepool, 2014
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