The Duke of Wellington may have moved from one side of Drury Lane to the other around 1860. By 1890 it was a 'good sized bar and sitting room enjoying a selecting trade'. When it closed in 1960 the licensee was Florence Thompson who had been there for 42 years.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
The Duke of Wellington may have moved from one side of Drury Lane to the other around 1860. By 1890 it was a 'good sized bar and sitting room enjoying a selecting trade'. When it closed in 1960 the licensee was Florence Thompson who had been there for 42 years.
Site Name
Drury Lane, Duke of Wellington Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15554
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 23
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
05
DAY2
28
District
Newcastle
Easting
424890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Known for many years as Stokoe's after wine merchants Stokoe & Co who ran their business from High Bridge and Grey Street. It's manager William Campbell weighed 52 stones when he died aged 22 in 1878. He was almost 6 feet 4 inches tall with 96 inch shoulders and a 76 inch chest. A few months before his death, Campbell was visited by a doctor who published his findings in the Lancet. In 1945 the Duke of Wellington was sold to a private buyer for £7,500. WB Reid rented it for £360 per year. In 1959 it was sold again for £15,250. It's upper floors were taken out of the licenced premises. In 1978 it was bought by CAMRA Investments. In 1982 it was sold to Joshua Tetley. It became a 'one-room' public house.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Known for many years as Stokoe's after wine merchants Stokoe & Co who ran their business from High Bridge and Grey Street. It's manager William Campbell weighed 52 stones when he died aged 22 in 1878. He was almost 6 feet 4 inches tall with 96 inch shoulders and a 76 inch chest. A few months before his death, Campbell was visited by a doctor who published his findings in the Lancet. William Campbell is buried in Jesmond Old Cemetery but the body had to be winched from the third floor requiring the removal of the window and parts of the wall. In 1945 the Duke of Wellington was sold to a private buyer for £7,500. WB Reid rented it for £360 per year. In 1959 it was sold again for £15,250. It's upper floors were taken out of the licenced premises. In 1978/9 it was bought by CAMRA Investments. In 1982 it was sold to Joshua Tetley. It became a 'one-room' public house.
Site Name
High Bridge, Duke of Wellington Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15553
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 21
YEAR1
2013
YEAR2
2015
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Acquired by WB Reid in 1879. Closed in 1923.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Acquired by WB Reid in 1879. Closed in 1923.
Site Name
High Bridge, Salutation Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15552
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 19
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564170
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Closed in 1892.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Closed in 1892.
Site Name
High Bridge, Reindeer Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15551
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 19
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424790
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564150
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Closed in 1900.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Closed in 1900.
Site Name
Bigg Market, Earl Grey Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15550
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 19
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
An early Robert Deuchar acquisition of 1876. Its proprietor in 1890 was William Fenwick, formerly of the Railway Inn at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and the Cattle Market Hotel in Newcastle. The directory entry for the Globe Hotel read 'Will be pleased to see old friends and make new ones - everything of the very best'. Two storey pub. It stood opposite Lipton's. Closed in 1968.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
An early Robert Deuchar acquisition of 1876. Its proprietor in 1890 was William Fenwick, formerly of the Railway Inn at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and the Cattle Market Hotel in Newcastle. The directory entry for the Globe Hotel (Globe Inn) read 'Will be pleased to see old friends and make new ones - everything of the very best'. Two storey pub. It stood opposite Lipton's. Closed in 1968.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Globe Hotel Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15549
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 18
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
For many years called the Westgate Tavern. Closed in 1961.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
For many years called the Westgate Tavern. Closed in 1961.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Marble Bar
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15548
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 18
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Closed in 1961 when its full licence was transferred to the Foresters' Arms in Scotswood Road.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Closed in 1961 when its full licence was transferred to the Foresters' Arms in Scotswood Road.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Albion Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15547
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 17-18
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
05
District
Newcastle
Easting
424560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564140
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Bought by James Deuchar in 1928 for £11,500. Demolished in 1955.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Bought by James Deuchar in 1928 for £11,500. Demolished in 1955.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Clayton Arm Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15546
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 17
YEAR1
2013
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Sunderland
Easting
440110
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Thoroughfare
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
Sans Street Methodist Chapel was built in 1791. It was an imposing late Georgian classical building. Most of its congregation were middle class merchants and financiers. It is shown on . J Rennie's, 1819-22, Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth and the First Edition 25" OS map of 1856. Goad's Insurance Plan of 1894 shows the chapel with steps up to the doors. Inside an organ at the north end and platform at the south end. No. 166 High Street West, adjoining to the west was used as class and class mission rooms. No. 162 to the immediate east was a hosier fronting onto High Street West, a tailor's fronting onto Sans Street and a Penny Savings Saving fronting onto Villiers Street. The chapel is still on Os maps of 1939 and 1955. In the 1960s the chapel was converted into a nightclub. It has since been demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Sans Street Methodist Chapel was built in 1791. It was an imposing late Georgian classical building. Most of its congregation were middle class merchants and financiers. It is shown on . J Rennie's, 1819-22, Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth and the First Edition 25" OS map of 1856. Goad's Insurance Plan of 1894 shows the chapel with steps up to the doors. Inside an organ at the north end and platform at the south end. No. 166 High Street West, adjoining to the west was used as class and class mission rooms. No. 162 to the immediate east was a hosier fronting onto High Street West, a tailor's fronting onto Sans Street and a Penny Savings Saving fronting onto Villiers Street. The chapel is still on OS maps of 1939 and 1955. In the 1960s the chapel was converted into a nightclub. It has since been demolished.
Site Name
Sans Street, Wesleyan Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15545
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
NAA, 2013, 170-175 High Street West, Sunderland - Statement of Significance; Goad's Insurance Plan 1894; N. Kirtlan, no date, Places of Worship in Old Sunderland, p 21; . Rennie, 1819-22, Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth;