Mill Lane, Portland Arms Public House
Mill Lane, Portland Arms Public House
HER Number
17422
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Mill Lane, Portland Arms Public House
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Bought by Calder's of Alloa in 1909 and immediately altered. In 1939 magistrates sanctioned the transfer of its licence to a new public house to be erected on land occupied by the shop 3 Mill Lane and properties at 1,3, and 5 Bentinck Street. The new Portland Arms opened in 1941. Now a restaurant.
Easting
423010
Northing
563880
Grid Reference
NZ423010563880
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West