Tyne and Wear HER(17494): Bigges Main, Masons Arms Public House - Details
17494
N Tyneside
Bigges Main, Masons Arms Public House
Bigges Main
NZ26NE
Commercial
Licensed Premises
Public House
Post Medieval
C18
Demolished Building
The Masons Arms was one of the oldest pubs in Wallsend and can be traced back to 1784. It was the village pub of Bigges Main. Closed 3rd March 1968. In process of being demolished when it burnt down. The pub was named after master stonemason Thomas Hedley who was the father-in-law of the first licensee, Septimus Widdrington.
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6688
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Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p17