Pilgrim Street, Black House Inn

HER Number

11094

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Pilgrim Street, Black House Inn

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

William Turnbull was brewing here in 1847. Around 1855 John Turnbull took over. He remained there until 1862. The public house was demolished in 1960.

Easting

424900

Northing

564400

Grid Reference

NZ424900564400

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 58; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 36