Newbiggin Hall, Newbiggen Hall Hotel

HER Number:
17473

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newbiggin Hall, Newbiggen Hall Hotel

Place:
Newbiggin

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:
Pub created on Newbiggin Hall Estate c.1960. A staircase from Newbiggin Hall was incorporated into the new build. By error or for an unknown reason the pub was called the Newbiggen Hall Hotel (not Newbiggin). It became the focal point of the estate, as prior to the construcion of the estate church in 1967 religious services were held here. The pub was destroyed following a fire.

Easting:
199

Northing:
680

Grid Reference:
NZ199680

Lats/Lons:

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