Newcastle, Bigg Market, Turk's Head

HER Number:
7891

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Bigg Market, Turk's Head

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Inn

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Built in 1744 by William Parker. Its great attraction was the cock-pit. The inn was demolished to make way for Grainger Street.

Easting:
247

Northing:
641

Grid Reference:
NZ247641

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
F. Graham, 1976, Historic Newcastle, p 20; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, pp 26- 27; Graham, F. 1959, Old Inns and Taverns of Northumberland