Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Site now occupied by Wilkinson's store.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Was locally known as the 'Blood Kit' because butchers from the Grainger Market drank in here still wearing their work clothes! Closed in 1969. Site now occupied by Wilkinson's store.
Site Name
Newgate Street, Cumberland Arms Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10665
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 14
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424630
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564250
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Closed in 1986 to make way for the second phase of Eldon Square.
Site Name
Newgate Street, Adelaide Hotel Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10664
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 14
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424640
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564340
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Market
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Fruit and Vegetable Market
Site Type: Specific
Fruit and Vegetable Market
HER Number
10663
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424580
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564350
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Demolished for Eldon Square Shopping Centre (HER 9787).
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Rebuilt in 1929. John Lee, the 'Man they Couldn't Hang' worked here. He was sentenced to death in 1884 for murdering his rich female employer. However the hangman failed three times to execute him and so his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment. He actually served 20 years, then tried running a shop, then became a barman. Closed in 1971. Demolished for Eldon Square Shopping Centre (HER 9787).
Site Name
Newgate Street, Chancellor's Head Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10662
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 14
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Demolished for Eldon Square Shopping Centre (HER 9787).
Site Type: Broad
Engineering Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Demolished for Eldon Square Shopping Centre (HER 9787).
Site Name
Phoenix Foundry (iron & brass), Newgate Street
Site Type: Specific
Foundry
HER Number
10661
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424600
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564280
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. George Harkness ran the brewery behind the Phoenix beershop and eating house in Newgate Street around 1850. The premises were bought by Arrol's in 1896 and it was altered by 1914. The Phoenix closed in 1953. A branch of Lloyds Bank was built on this site but this was demolished to make way for Eldon Square Shopping Centre.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. George Harkness ran the brewery behind the Phoenix beershop and eating house in Newgate Street around 1850. The premises were bought by Arrol's in 1896 and it was altered by 1914. The Phoenix closed in 1953. A branch of Lloyds Bank was built on this site but this was demolished to make way for Eldon Square Shopping Centre.
Site Name
Newgate Street, Phoenix Hotel Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10660
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 37; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 16
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424700
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564380
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Market
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Fish Market
Site Type: Specific
Fish Market
HER Number
10659
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424700
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564410
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Clayton Street, Duke of Sutherland Public House
Site Type: Specific
Public House
HER Number
10658
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424600
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
01
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564410
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Inn
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Rebuilt in 1893. This was popular with workers from the Green Market. It opened at 6am to serve coffee and spirits (but not beer). In the 1950s the first floor billiard room was converted to offices. In 1962 the Bacchus was acquired by Hammonds. Closed in 1971.
Site Name
Newgate Street, Bacchus Inn
Site Type: Specific
Inn
HER Number
10657
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 16
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
17
District
Newcastle
Easting
424780
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564090
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1898. Now 25 Pudding Chare.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1898. Now 25 Pudding Chare.