Elswick, Scotswood Road, The Forge Hammer Inn Public House

HER Number:
17394

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Scotswood Road, The Forge Hammer Inn Public House

Place:
Elswick

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:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Forge Hammer Inn was purchased by Duncan and Daglish in 1925 for £5750. it was internally altered in 1952 when the 'off-sales' were removed. Bought by the highways authority in 1985 and initially leased to Drybrough's, the luxuriously tiled pub closed in 1992. Exact location unknown.

Easting:
226

Northing:
632

Grid Reference:
NZ226632

Lats/Lons:

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