Walker Road, Bird's Nest Public House
Walker Road, Bird's Nest Public House
HER Number
15888
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Walker Road, Bird's Nest Public House
Place
Walker
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
An Arroll's beerhouse. Between 1916-1945 the Bagnall family were landlords. In 1953 it became an Ind Coope pub. It took over the licence from the Phoenix in Newgate Street, Newcastle. In the 1960s the Bird's Nest was altered. It passed from Tetley's to Allied Breweries.
Easting
429200
Northing
563800
Grid Reference
NZ429200563800
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 46