Shields Road, Prince of Wales Public House
Shields Road, Prince of Wales Public House
HER Number
15853
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Shields Road, Prince of Wales 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
Demolished Building
Description
On the corner of Toward Street. Operated under a beer and wine licence from 1884. The pub was altered in 1928. In 1940 the inside was rearranged. In 1948 the pub was bought by Cameron's and in 1952 was granted a full licence (to sell spirits). In 1972 Cameron's modernised the pub. They created one big lounge from the sitting room and smoke room. In 1986 the Prince of Wales became the very first Tap & Spile (of the national chain). Later renamed the Ouseburn Tavern. Demolished to make way for Morrison's Supermarket.
Easting
426620
Northing
564740
Grid Reference
NZ426620564740
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 34-35