Kenton, Arlington Avenue, The Peacock Public House

Kenton, Arlington Avenue, The Peacock Public House

HER Number
15634
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Kenton, Arlington Avenue, The Peacock Public House
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
Extant Building
Description
Opened in 1964 to serve the Montagu Estate. Described as 'unusually attractive' with 'hewn stone, terrazzo cement and mosaic tiling'. It had an oblong bar and canopied service counter in the lounge.
Easting
422840
Northing
567340
Grid Reference
NZ422840567340
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 12