Westerhope, Stamfordham Road, Rokeby Public House

HER Number:
17472

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Westerhope, Stamfordham Road, Rokeby Public House

Place:
Westerhope

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

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:
2085

Northing:
6647

Grid Reference:
NZ20856647

Lats/Lons:

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