Thornton Street, Clarendon Hotel

HER Number

17366

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Thornton Street, Clarendon Hotel

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

Clarendon Hotel closed in 1891 when 'frequented by thieves, prostitutes and persons of bad character'. Exact location unknown.

Easting

424300

Northing

563900

Grid Reference

NZ424300563900

Sources

Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West