Shield Street, Chester Hotel Public House
Shield Street, Chester Hotel Public House
HER Number
15660
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Shield Street, Chester Hotel Public House
Place
Shieldfield
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
Built in 1868. On corner of Shield Street and Portland Road. A Robert Deuchar pub from 1873. Closed in 1974 when it was owned by Newcastle Breweries.
Easting
425660
Northing
565090
Grid Reference
NZ425660565090
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 17