Sunderland Street, Volunteer Arms Public House
Sunderland Street, Volunteer Arms Public House
HER Number
17363
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Sunderland Street, Volunteer Arms Public House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Volunteer Arms was closed in 1906 when 'ill-conducted and frequented by bad characters'. It prompted the following comment: No more of service to City of Crown, The Volunteer Arms are at last laid down. Exact location unknown.
Easting
424300
Northing
563900
Grid Reference
NZ424300563900
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West