Newburn Road, Centurion Public House
Newburn Road, Centurion Public House
HER Number
17469
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newburn Road, Centurion Public House
Place
Throckley
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
A provisional licence was granted to Newcastle Breweries to construct a public house on the Mount Pleasant Estate in 1950. This became the Centurion which became the Throckley Inn in 1984 and turned back to the Centurion in 1990 when it was acquired by Go Ahead Leisure. Demolished 2009.
Easting
416000
Northing
566420
Grid Reference
NZ416000566420
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West