Howard Street, Ropers' Arms Public House
Howard Street, Ropers' Arms Public House
HER Number
15689
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Howard Street, Ropers' Arms 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 acquired by Cameron's from Robert Newton's Victoria Brewery. Plans for its rebuild were drawn up in 1937. It was altered in 1958 and received a full licence. Closed in 1967.
Easting
425800
Northing
564300
Grid Reference
NZ425800564300
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 21