Scotswood Road, The Forge Hammer Inn Public House
Scotswood Road, The Forge Hammer Inn Public House
HER Number
17394
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Scotswood Road, The Forge Hammer Inn Public House
Place
Elswick
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
Documentary Evidence
Description
The Forge Hammer Inn was purchased by Duncan and Daglish in 1925 for £5750. it was internally altered in 1952 when the 'off-sales' were removed. Bought by the highways authority in 1985 and initially leased to Drybrough's, the luxuriously tiled pub closed in 1992. Exact location unknown.
Easting
422600
Northing
563200
Grid Reference
NZ422600563200
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West