205 High Street, Gosforth Hotel Public House
205 High Street, Gosforth Hotel Public House
HER Number
9995
District
Newcastle
Site Name
205 High Street, Gosforth Hotel Public House
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
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
Extant Building
Description
The Gosforth Hotel is one of Gosforth’s oldest pubs and has served as an important stopping point on the Great North Road since the 19th Century. This attractive and well designed two storey stone building still retains many of its original features. It was constructed in 1878 with a buffet bar being added in 1891. In 1900 the property was bought by Arthur’s Hill Brewery. The exceptional tiled façade was added in 1913. LOCAL LIST
Easting
424390
Northing
568170
Grid Reference
NZ424390568170
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Bennison, Brian, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, pp 9-10