The Traveller's Rest Public House & Brewery
The Traveller's Rest Public House & Brewery
HER Number
4535
District
Sunderland
Site Name
The Traveller's Rest Public House & Brewery
Place
Easington Lane
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In the 1830s George Johnson and later a Mr. Lawson occupied the inn and its 8 half-barrel brewhouse. In 1841 the occupant was Adam Elliott. This freehold public house and brewhouse was advertised in 1844. Landlord in 1895 of the Three Tuns was Henry Coulson.
Easting
436040
Northing
546290
Grid Reference
NZ436040546290
Sources
Brian Bennison, 2004, The Brewers and Breweries of North-Eastern England - A Historical Guide, published by the Brewery History Society; Newcastle Courant 5th August 1834, 13th August 1841 and 12th January 1844; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p538, 540;