Newcastle, Groat Market, Nos. 39-43

HER Number:
6458

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Groat Market, Nos. 39-43

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Licensed Premises

Site Type: Specific:
Public House

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Eighteenth century with nineteenth century and twentieth century alterations. Some of what has been found behind their facades is older than the frontages themselves. No. 43 has four columns (possibly of 1928) across the windows on first and second floor. The ground floor is modern. The next one down has an early Victorian appearance and was the Princess Restaurant Public House in 1889 and the Princess Public House up to 1956. Benjamin Simpson altered the dining room and toilets for the Princess Restaurent in the 1880s. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2483

Northing:
6409

Grid Reference:
NZ24836409

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland (second edition); D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 139