Cromwell Street, High Elswick Inn
Cromwell Street, High Elswick Inn
HER Number
10390
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Cromwell Street, High Elswick Inn
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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
Documentary Evidence
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. The High Elswick came near to closure in 1920 but magistrates agreed to renew its licence with a caution as to 'the licensee allowing women to gather together and remains on the premises'. Fell under the Cromwell St Compulsary Purchase Order in 1970. Closed 1972.
Easting
423400
Northing
564140
Grid Reference
NZ423400564140
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West