English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564600
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Had only a beer and wine licence. Consisted of a bar and two snugs. Sold in 1896. Modernised in 1926. Closed in 1941 and became a dwelling house.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Had only a beer and wine licence. Consisted of a bar and two snugs. Sold in 1896. Modernised in 1926. Closed in 1941 and became a dwelling house.
Site Name
Henry Street, Alexandra Inn
Site Type: Specific
Beer House
HER Number
15665
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 20; Joe Hind, 1994, A Shieldfield Childhood
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
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.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
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.
Site Name
Hewgill Terrace, Inham Arms Pub (Melbourne)
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15664
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 20
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
On the corner of Clarence Street and Hewgill Terrace. Owned by the Haymarket Brewery, then Newcastle Breweries from 1896. Surrounding houses were demolished in the late 1960s leaving the Ridley Arms in an isolated position. It closed in 1977.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
On the corner of Clarence Street and Hewgill Terrace. Owned by the Haymarket Brewery, then Newcastle Breweries from 1896. Surrounding houses were demolished in the late 1960s leaving the Ridley Arms in an isolated position. It closed in 1977.
Site Name
Clarence Street, Ridley Arms Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15663
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 20
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564800
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Sometimes called the Gosforth Inn. Modernised in 1872. Closed in the 1950s when Newcastle Breweries moved the licence to the Northumberland Hussar in Heaton.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Sometimes called the Gosforth Inn. Modernised in 1872. Closed in the 1950s when Newcastle Breweries moved the licence to the Northumberland Hussar in Heaton.
Site Name
Gosforth Street, Gosforth Arms Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15662
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 18
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564970
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Became a Hammond's pub in the 1950s. Altered in 1968. A Bass pub until it closed in the 21st century.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Became a Hammond's pub in the 1950s. Altered in 1968. A Bass pub until it closed in the 21st century.
Site Name
Wesley Street, Globe Inn
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15661
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 18
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565090
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Built in 1868. On corner of Shield Street and Portland Road. A Robert Deuchar pub from 1873. Closed in 1974 when it was owned by Newcastle Breweries.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Built in 1868. On corner of Shield Street and Portland Road. A Robert Deuchar pub from 1873. Closed in 1974 when it was owned by Newcastle Breweries.
Site Name
Shield Street, Chester Hotel Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15660
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 17
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564900
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Altered by JH Graham in 1887. Became a Bass pub in 1958. Closed in 1972.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Altered by JH Graham in 1887. Became a Bass pub in 1958. Closed in 1972.
Site Name
Byron Street, Prince of Wales Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15659
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 17
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564700
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
On corner of Shieldfield Lane and Stoddart Street. A WB Reid pub. Known as the 'Can Can'. Closed in 1966.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
On corner of Shieldfield Lane and Stoddart Street. A WB Reid pub. Known as the 'Can Can'. Closed in 1966.
Site Name
Shieldfield Lane, Stepney Public House/Hotel
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15658
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 17
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564700
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Located on the corner of Copland Terrace and Canada Street. Purchased by Bass in 1920 for £5000. It lost its licence in 1927 because magistrates thought Shieldfield had too many pubs (it had 27 licenced premises). It became a temperance pub. It was bought at auction by the National Women's Total Abstinence Union. It was redecorated and a soda fountain replaced the beer pumps. Soft drinks and tea, coffee, beef extract and malted milk were available. Customers could play cards, chess, dominoes and darts in the sitting room. There was a billiard room upstairs with a wireless. The unlicenced pub was a success, providing 'solid sustenance at prices which fit the rather slender purse of Shieldfield'. Tea, coffee or cocoa cost a penny. A plate of biscuits or a snow cake cost a halfpenny. Cheese sandwiches three halfpence, ham sandwiches two pence. But the purchase and refit was expensive. In 1934 the Citizens' Service Society took over the building and used it as a boys' club and a centre for the unemployed.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Located on the corner of Copland Terrace and Canada Street. Purchased by Bass in 1920 for £5000. It lost its licence in 1927 because magistrates thought Shieldfield had too many pubs (it had 27 licenced premises). It became a temperance pub. It was bought at auction by the National Women's Total Abstinence Union. It was redecorated and a soda fountain replaced the beer pumps. Soft drinks and tea, coffee, beef extract and malted milk were available. Customers could play cards, chess, dominoes and darts in the sitting room. There was a billiard room upstairs with a wireless. The unlicensed pub was a success, providing 'solid sustenance at prices which fit the rather slender purse of Shieldfield'. Tea, coffee or cocoa cost a penny. A plate of biscuits or a snow cake cost a halfpenny. Cheese sandwiches three halfpence, ham sandwiches two pence. But the purchase and refit was expensive. In 1934 the Citizens' Service Society took over the building and used it as a boys' club and a centre for the unemployed.
Site Name
Copland Terrace, General Wolfe Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15657
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 16-17
YEAR1
2013
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
425600
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564500
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Shieldfield
Description
Bought by Fitzgeralds in 1926 for £2,250. Newcastle's Chief Constable and the city's licensing bench thought that 27 licensed premises in Shieldfield was excessive. Shieldfield covered 46 acres and had 6,600 inhabitants. The 27 licences worked out at one licence for every 244 people. Newcastle as a whole had 1 licence for every 503 people. So four pubs (including the Albert) and six beerhouses in Shieldfield were closed in 1927.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Bought by Fitzgeralds in 1926 for £2,250. Newcastle's Chief Constable and the city's licensing bench thought that 27 licensed premises in Shieldfield was excessive. Shieldfield covered 46 acres and had 6,600 inhabitants. The 27 licences worked out at one licence for every 244 people. Newcastle as a whole had 1 licence for every 503 people. So four pubs (including the Albert) and six beerhouses in Shieldfield were closed in 1927.
Site Name
Albert Street, Albert Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
15656
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 16
YEAR1
2013