Forster Street, Wincomblee Hotel
Forster Street, Wincomblee Hotel
HER Number
15882
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Forster Street, Wincomblee Hotel
Place
Walker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Opened circa 1913. Owned by Armstrong Whitworth. In 1937 Robert Deuchar bought it for £2,750. Later it became a Scottish and Newcastle pub. In 2013 it is Crockett's Hotel.
Easting
429540
Northing
564450
Grid Reference
NZ429540564450
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 44-45