Groat Market, Crown and Thistle Public House

HER Number

15555

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Groat Market, Crown and Thistle Public House

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

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

Demolished Building

Description

Said to have been 'one of the most ancient and popular hostelries of the city'. Demolished in 1890 by its owner Mrs Swanston of Rye Hill.

Easting

424890

Northing

564030

Grid Reference

NZ424890564030

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 23-24