Tyne Street, Tunnel Inn

HER Number

15834

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Tyne Street, Tunnel Inn

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Inn

Site Type: Specific

Inn

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The Tunnel Inn was run by Harry Clasper, former oarsman. He had previously run the Barley Mow and other pubs. He died on July 13th 1870. His funeral procession started from the Tunnel Inn. It was watched by many spectators. The Tunnel Inn closed before the turn of the 20th century.

Easting

425000

Northing

564000

Grid Reference

NZ425000564000

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 25