Tyne and Wear HER(15834): Newcastle, Tyne Street, Tunnel Inn - Details
15834
Newcastle
Newcastle, Tyne Street, Tunnel Inn
Newcastle
NZ26SE
Commercial
Inn
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
The Tunnel Inn was run by Harry Clasper, former oarsman. He had previously run the Barley Mow and other pubs. He died on July 13th 1870. His funeral procession started from the Tunnel Inn. It was watched by many spectators. The Tunnel Inn closed before the turn of the 20th century.
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64
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Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 25