Byker, Stepney Bank, Brown Jug (Stepney Vaults)

HER Number:
11063

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Stepney Bank, Brown Jug (Stepney Vaults)

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
In the 1840s and 50s John Carr brewed here. His daughters Mary Jane and Sarah took over after his death. The pub was leased by Robert Deuchar when it closed in 1928.

Easting:
259

Northing:
645

Grid Reference:
NZ259645

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 23; Ouseburn Heritage, Winter 2004, pages 7-9; Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 27