Felling View, Ellison Arms (Old Hall/Roper)

HER Number

15890

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Felling View, Ellison Arms (Old Hall/Roper)

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

The Old Hall/The Roper/Ellison Arms was built around 1861. The pub was acquired by Newcastle Breweries in 1894. In 1897 it was extended and altered in 1937. It closed in 1980 along with the nearby Lord Raglan to make way for houses.

Easting

428833

Northing

563110

Grid Reference

NZ428833563110

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 46