Newcastle, Blandford Street, Mechanics' Arms Public House

HER Number:
17360

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Blandford Street, Mechanics' Arms Public House

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

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:
Mechanics' Arms on Blandford Street (exact location unknown) closed in 1922 when magistrates refused to renew its licence after considering the number and condition of licensed houses in the Westgate Road area.Several other pubs and beerhouses also closed at the same time.

Easting:
241

Northing:
638

Grid Reference:
NZ241638

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West