Kenton, Sheringham Avenue, The Kenton Quarry
Kenton, Sheringham Avenue, The Kenton Quarry
HER Number
15633
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Kenton, Sheringham Avenue, The Kenton Quarry
Place
Kenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
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
Demolished Building
Description
Opened in 1962 to serve the North Kenton estate. On the corner of Kirkwood Drive and Sheringham Avenue. The pub had three public rooms: a bar, lounge and buffet. Owned by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries. The Kenton Quarry was said to have 'beautifully light windows with a view clear to the Simonside Hills and Cheviot'.
Easting
422200
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ422200568000
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 12