Penn Street, Picnic Inn Public House
Penn Street, Picnic Inn Public House
HER Number
17411
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Penn Street, Picnic 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
Demolished Building
Description
The Picnic Inn. Closed in 1893 when trading with a beer or beer and wine only licence. Described as a 'disorderly house' in 1893.
Easting
423600
Northing
563200
Grid Reference
NZ423600563200
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West