Gibson Street, Stag's Head Public House

Gibson Street, Stag's Head Public House

HER Number
15687
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Gibson Street, Stag's Head Public House
Place
Newcastle
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
Demolished Building
Description
A beerhouse with a small bar and snug in 1897. Altered in 1912. Extended in 1937 by taking in the shop next door. The landlord at the turn of the 20th century was William Veitch, sculler. He died in 1908 and his wife Eleen took over. She ran it until 1939 when she was 75 year's old. In 1948 the Stag's Head was sold for £8000. It was acquired by Nimmo's in 1958. Closed in 1965.
Easting
425700
Northing
564400
Grid Reference
NZ425700564400
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 20-21