Stamfordham Road, Rokeby Public House

HER Number

17472

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Stamfordham Road, Rokeby Public House

Place

Westerhope

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

The Rokeby opened in 1952 with a licence previously attached to the King Edward in Bath Lane. It occupied a former Ministry of Defence building which had housed an army radar post. In 1995 Cameron's demolished the Rokeby and rebuilt it as the Lord Rokeby.

Easting

420850

Northing

566470

Grid Reference

NZ420850566470

Sources

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