Newcastle, Westgate Road, William IV Inn

HER Number:
10384

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Westgate Road, William IV Inn

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Also known as the 'Halfway House' closed in 1972. The frequent use of William IVs name for licensed premises was due to his claim to be remembered as the monarch that lowered the tax on beer. In 1998 the building was in use as a shop- remodelled internally, the stonework of the old pub's door surrounds and the leaded lights above the central entrance clearly indicate the exterior of a familiar style of corner pub of the third quarter of the 19th century.

Easting:
2410

Northing:
6410

Grid Reference:
NZ24106410

Lats/Lons:

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