Willington Quay, Potter Street, Turks Head Public House

HER Number:
17508

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington Quay, Potter Street, Turks Head Public House

Place:
Willington Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

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:
Built c.1841 at 55 Potter Street. Nicknamed Jimmy Heads after James Heads whowas licensee from 10th September 1894 until 9th August 1921 when Alfred Thorpe became licensee. The Royal Antediluvian Order of the Buffalows (RAOB) King George V Lodge No.2115 held meetings here from 1941. Closure date unknown but c.1972. Destroyed by fire August 1974.

Easting:
317

Northing:
663

Grid Reference:
NZ317663

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p32