31 Groat Market, Lord Chancellor (Macey's)
31 Groat Market, Lord Chancellor (Macey's)
HER Number
6460
District
Newcastle
Site Name
31 Groat Market, Lord Chancellor (Macey's)
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. Shop surround designed by Benjamin Simpson, around 1892 for Oliver and Co. Upper floor windows could be original. The ground floor is a modern infill. The bar was the Lord Chancellor in 1896. It was remodelled in 1928 and again in 1950. In 1985 it became Maceys. LOCAL LIST
Easting
424850
Northing
564080
Grid Reference
NZ424850564080
Sources
N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland (second edition); D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 139; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 24; Lynn F Pearson, 1989, The Northumbrian Pub - an architectural history, pp 12-17