Stepney Bank, Brown Jug (Stepney Vaults)

HER Number

11063

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Stepney Bank, Brown Jug (Stepney Vaults)

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

Demolished Building

Description

In the 1840s and 50s John Carr brewed here. His daughters Mary Jane and Sarah took over after his death. The pub was leased by Robert Deuchar when it closed in 1928.

Easting

425900

Northing

564500

Grid Reference

NZ425900564500

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 23; Ouseburn Heritage, Winter 2004, pages 7-9; Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 27