Cross Parade, Cross House Public House

HER Number

17421

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Cross Parade, Cross House 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

Cross House was bought by the Edinburgh firm of Lorimer & Clark in 1935 for £1700 but plans to rebuild the house were rejected by the justices and it closed in 1936.

Easting

423900

Northing

563300

Grid Reference

NZ423900563300

Sources

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