Hewgill Terrace, Inham Arms Pub (Melbourne)
Hewgill Terrace, Inham Arms Pub (Melbourne)
HER Number
15664
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Hewgill Terrace, Inham Arms Pub (Melbourne)
Place
Shieldfield
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
The Ingham Arms until 1873, then the Melbourne or Melbourne House. Bought by WB Reid for £6,155 in 1920. Closed in 1974. Known locally as the 'Verger's Arms' because men attending 11 o' clock Mass on a Sunday at St. Dominic's often came into the pub when it opened at 12 o' clock.
Easting
425700
Northing
564800
Grid Reference
NZ425700564800
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 20