Denton Burn, West Road, Denton Hotel

HER Number:
17447

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Denton Burn, West Road, Denton Hotel

Place:
Denton Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
As the housing estates spread to the western fringes of the city new land was sought by brewers. Arrol's aquired land on West Road to build the Denton Burn Hotel. The intention was to construct a modern hotel with bedrooms to be used by motorists. The Denton Hotel opened on Race Wednesday in June 1937. The building was set back from the road, with trees planted round it and dwarf walls round the grounds. In 1939 plans were drawn up for a dining room for resident guests and a lounge for customers on the first floor. The Denton has changed with public tastes over the years. In the early 1970s it became an attractive drive-to-and-eat place with the opening of its Cavalier Steak Bar and lounge.

Easting:
2034

Northing:
6538

Grid Reference:
NZ20346538

Lats/Lons:

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