Front Street, The Moor House Public House
Front Street, The Moor House Public House
HER Number
9444
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Front Street, The Moor House Public House
Place
Seaton Burn
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
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
Extant Building
Description
A stone above the main doorway reads '58' suggesting that the building was built in 1858. In the census of 1861-1881 George Surtees is recorded as beerhouse and innkeeper. The census also records 8 houses adjacent to the inn known as "Surtees Buildings or Cottages". Only one old structure survives behind the pub today. The pub is painted cream on the upper floor level and pale orange on the ground floor level. Slate roof. LOCAL LIST
Easting
423930
Northing
573830
Grid Reference
NZ423930573830
Sources
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)