Fawdon, Fawdon Lane, Fawdon Arms Public House

HER Number:
15632

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Fawdon, Fawdon Lane, Fawdon Arms Public House

Place:
Fawdon

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
During the Second World War a provisional licence was granted for a pub to be built on the junction of Fawdon lane and the proposed extension of Fawdon Park Road. Archibald Arrol submitted amended plans in 1945. However the Fawdon Arms was not built until 1961 (by Ind Coope). Its licence was revoked in 1994 and the pub was demolished.

Easting:
2283

Northing:
6891

Grid Reference:
NZ22836891

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 11-12