Gloucester Street, Druids Arms Public House

Gloucester Street, Druids Arms Public House

HER Number
17416
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Gloucester Street, Druids 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
Druid's Arms in Gloucester Street. Sold for £1500 in 1933 and then sold on to McEwan's four years later for £3200. Closed 1963. Exact location unknown.
Easting
423600
Northing
563400
Grid Reference
NZ423600563400
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West