Elswick, Westmorland Road, Gold Cup Public House

Tyne and Wear HER(17444): Elswick, Westmorland Road, Gold Cup Public House - Details

HER Number:
17444

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Westmorland Road, Gold Cup Public House

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Gold Cup opened in 1973 and was named after the steeplechase sponsered by Whitbread. Now the Metropolitan Bar.

Easting:
2367

Northing:
6371

Grid Reference:
NZ23676371

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West