The hotel has been put on the market for more than £1.6 million, as reported in the Shields Gazette.
It is a venue that many of you will be familiar with. After all, it has hosted proms, reunion dinners, and conferences as these archive photos show.
The question is, are you in any of these pictures? The only way to find out is by browsing through our collection.
1. Smiles from 2016
Former members of the Shields Gazette's Smilers Club who were reunited at the Sea Hotel in 2016. Pictured, left to right, are Ann Lewis, Marilyn Carter, Adrienne Young, June Brewis, Elizabeth Eke, and Marjorie Barnes. Photo: TIM RICHARDSON
2. Heroes all
Members of the Jarrow branch of the Normandy Veterans Association at the Sea Hotel in 2009. Recognise anyone? Photo: TR
4. Memories from 2008
Former prisoners of war who met at the hotel 14 years ago. Have you spotted someone you know? Photo: SN