Leighton Street, Phoenix Tavern

HER Number

15846

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Leighton Street, Phoenix Tavern

Place

Byker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Opened a new club room in 1893. From 1921 it was a Calder's pub. Lost its licence in 1931.

Easting

426300

Northing

564500

Grid Reference

NZ426300564500

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 30-31