The Close, Robin Hood Inn (Beehive Inn)

HER Number:
11061

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
The Close, Robin Hood Inn (Beehive Inn)

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Inn

Site Type: Specific:
Inn

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Cuthbert Brown was the owner from 1850 to 1856. Mark Gardner took over until 1868. The brewery could produce 15 half-barrels. The Robin Hood closed to make way for the Swing Bridge.

Easting:
424900

Northing:
563600

Grid Reference:
NZ424900563600

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 21