Lonsdale Terrace, Lonsdale Public House

HER Number

15623

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Lonsdale Terrace, Lonsdale Public House

Place

Jesmond

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built on the corner of Lonsdale Terrace and Lyndhurst Avenue. Opened in 1951 when James Deuchar transferred the licence of the Monument pub in Grainger Street. The Lonsdale replaced a row of shops including a baker's and fishmonger's. In 1953 the ground floor sitting room was extended and a new upstairs buffet lounge opened.

Easting

425100

Northing

566650

Grid Reference

NZ425100566650

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 7