Tyne and Wear HER(17385): Elswick, Scotswood Road, British Lion Public House - Details
17385
Newcastle
Elswick, Scotswood Road, British Lion Public House
Elswick
NZ26SW
Commercial
Licensed Premises
Public House
Early Modern
C19
Demolished Building
The majority of Elswick's pubs and beerhouses were along Scotswood Road. The British Lion was altered, by order of magistrates, that the upper floors be used solely for domestic purposes. Closed 1932. Location unknown.
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Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West