Denton Road, Grace Darling Public House

HER Number

17451

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Denton Road, Grace Darling Public House

Place

Scotswood

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

Documentary Evidence

Description

The Grace Darling on Denton Road only served beer and cider until a wine licence was added in 1895. It was bought by Rowell's in 1897, altered in 1908 and closed in 1924. Dr Henry Russell, a Lord Mayor of Newcastle, used the former pub as a surgery before moving to Armstrong Road.

Easting

419700

Northing

564200

Grid Reference

NZ419700564200

Sources

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