Scotswood Road, The Freemasons' Arms Public House
Scotswood Road, The Freemasons' Arms Public House
HER Number
17389
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Scotswood Road, The Freemasons' Arms Public House
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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 Freemason's Arms PH on the corner of Tulloch Street (side unknown), was known as the Union Spirit Vaults until 1883. It changed hand for £5621 in 1923 and was rebuilt in the late 1930s and closed in 1962.
Easting
423490
Northing
563250
Grid Reference
NZ423490563250
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West