New Bridge Street, Portland Public House

New Bridge Street, Portland Public House

HER Number
15597
District
Newcastle
Site Name
New Bridge Street, Portland Public House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
The Portland had once been the home of a dentist and surgeon. It became a pub in 1884. From 1900 it was owned by Robert Deuchar. In 1902 it was said to be one of his favourite pubs - 'it caters to every class of society, from the pitman who is early for his train at New Bridge Station, to the scientific man who finds it a half way house to Heaton'. The pub was located at the junction of New Bridge Street and Portland Place. It was affected by tunnelling for the Metro and briefly closed in 1977. An extension was demolished and two storeys removed. There was a compulsory Purchase Order in 1992 to make way for an office development which now houses Newcastle Building Society.
Easting
425450
Northing
564410
Grid Reference
NZ425450564410
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 38