Ingham Place, Tunnel Public House (Ingham Hotel)

HER Number:
15653

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ingham Place, Tunnel Public House (Ingham Hotel)

Place:
Shieldfield

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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 in 1912. It was owned by Allsopps and was named after the railway tunnel to the Quayside (HER 4326). The Ingham Hotel was described as 'a property of substantial character, in good order, occupying a commanding position in a populous and respectable business locality'.

Easting:
425830

Northing:
564620

Grid Reference:
NZ425830564620

Lats/Lons:

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