Grey Street, Grapes Vaults

HER Number

15562

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Grey Street, Grapes Vaults

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

Documentary Evidence

Description

Once a James Deuchar pub. Closed in 1980. It was probably the last 'men only' pub in Newcastle. There was no official policy to exclude women, but it had a reputation which suggested that women were unwelcome and it never had a ladies' toilet.

Easting

425010

Northing

564100

Grid Reference

NZ425010564100

Sources

Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume One - The Central Area, p 26