Scotswood, Denton Road, Grace Darling Public House

HER Number:
17451

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Scotswood, Denton Road, Grace Darling Public House

Place:
Scotswood

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 Grace Darling on Denton Road only served beer and cider until a wine licence was added in 1895. It was bought by Rowell's in 1897, altered in 1908 and closed in 1924. Dr Henry Russell, a Lord Mayor of Newcastle, used the former pub as a surgery before moving to Armstrong Road.

Easting:
197

Northing:
642

Grid Reference:
NZ197642

Lats/Lons:

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