Gosforth, High Street, Earl Grey Public House

HER Number:
15625

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, High Street, Earl Grey Public House

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Earl Grey was a beerhouse when Ridley, Cutter & Firth bought it in 1898. In 1911 billiards was introduced. In 1938 Vaux acquired the pub. In 1939 they obtained a full-licence by transfer from the Black Bull in Seaton Burn.

Easting:
2443

Northing:
6804

Grid Reference:
NZ24436804

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 9