Oyster Shell Lane, Oystershell Inn

HER Number

17371

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Oyster Shell Lane, Oystershell Inn

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

Oystershell Inn. Closed in 1883 when 'dilapidated and unfit'. Exact location unknown. Oystershell Lane probably demolished in late 1980s when brewery expanded. Now Science Central.

Easting

423900

Northing

564200

Grid Reference

NZ423900564200

Sources

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