Newcastle, Howard Street, Ropers' Arms Public House

HER Number:
15689

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Howard Street, Ropers' Arms 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:
A beerhouse acquired by Cameron's from Robert Newton's Victoria Brewery. Plans for its rebuild were drawn up in 1937. It was altered in 1958 and received a full licence. Closed in 1967.

Easting:
258

Northing:
643

Grid Reference:
NZ258643

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 21