Newcastle, Drury Lane, Duke of Wellington Public House

HER Number:
15554

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Drury Lane, Duke of Wellington Public House

Place:
Newcastle

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:
The Duke of Wellington may have moved from one side of Drury Lane to the other around 1860. By 1890 it was a 'good sized bar and sitting room enjoying a selecting trade'. When it closed in 1960 the licensee was Florence Thompson who had been there for 42 years.

Easting:
2499

Northing:
6409

Grid Reference:
NZ24996409

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 23