Lime Street, Royal Sovereign Public House
Lime Street, Royal Sovereign Public House
HER Number
10567
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Lime Street, Royal Sovereign Public House
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. John Nicholson brewed here until 1851. Then Margaret Nicholson took over, producing 8 half-barrels per brewing. Thomas Nichol ran the brewery until he went bankrupt in 1869. The pub closed in 1905.
Easting
426260
Northing
564340
Grid Reference
NZ426260564340
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 46