Pilgrim Street, Bird in the Bush Public House
Pilgrim Street, Bird in the Bush Public House
HER Number
6690
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Pilgrim Street, Bird in the Bush Public House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Pilgrim Street, Nos. 177-183, Bird in the Bush Public House
Drawing by WH Knowles 1885 with notes. Grand gable end with diamond design in the bricks above the gable window. Two entrances at street level to ground floor and a third near entrance at back lane. Access gained via stone steps to first floor.
Brick, 4 storeys
Drawing by WH Knowles 1885 with notes. Grand gable end with diamond design in the bricks above the gable window. Two entrances at street level to ground floor and a third near entrance at back lane. Access gained via stone steps to first floor.
Brick, 4 storeys
Easting
425000
Northing
564100
Grid Reference
NZ425000564100
Sources
Newcastle City Library 41097; Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1850 to the present day, p 40, 55; Bennison, Brian, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One, The Central Area, p 35