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Date of photo: 2024	Picture source: Ronnie Chambers
The Kestrel was situated on Station Road.
Walked past this former pub the other day. Its now a convenience store. The pub closed in 2008. I remember having a pint in here one Wednesday lunchtime with my dad in 2002, before a Hartlepool United v Hull City reserve game, that was played at the nearby Seaham Red Star football ground. There were around a dozen or so drinkers in the pub, it seemed to be very much a locals pub, and doing ok. Pub closures were gathering speed at the time, but we had no idea just how bad things were to become. I imagine The Kestrel from this day on, limped on, before succumbing to what was probably a slow lingering death.
Ronnie Chambers (July 2024)
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