Lemington, Bell's Close, Rokeby Arms Public House

HER Number:
17458

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Lemington, Bell's Close, Rokeby Arms Public House

Place:
Lemington

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The Rokeby arms was run in the middle of the 1850s by Joseph Wren in conjunction with his butchery and grocery business. The property, like much of the area, was originally owned by the Lord Rokebys of Denton Hall who owned Montague Pit. The pub received a full licence and was aquired by Northumberland Hotels in 1947 when it was extended and altered. It was demolished in the late 1980s to make way for the western bypass.

Easting:
198

Northing:
643

Grid Reference:
NZ198643

Lats/Lons:

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