Sheringham Avenue, The Kenton Quarry

HER Number

15633

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Sheringham Avenue, The Kenton Quarry

Place

Kenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Opened in 1962 to serve the North Kenton estate. On the corner of Kirkwood Drive and Sheringham Avenue. The pub had three public rooms: a bar, lounge and buffet. Owned by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries. The Kenton Quarry was said to have 'beautifully light windows with a view clear to the Simonside Hills and Cheviot'.

Easting

222

Northing

680

Grid Reference

NZ222680

Sources

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