Gosforth Street, Golden Otter Public House

HER Number

15642

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Gosforth Street, Golden Otter Public House

Place

Shieldfield

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

Mid 19th century public house. Closed around the turn of the 20th century due to a stricter licensing regime.

Easting

425700

Northing

564800

Grid Reference

NZ425700564800

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 16