Sanderson Street, Cushy Butterfield Public House
Sanderson Street, Cushy Butterfield Public House
HER Number
17477
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Sanderson Street, Cushy Butterfield Public House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Site Type: Specific
Public House
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The Cushy Butterfield opened in 1968 by Owen Brannigan. The licensee was Alice Walker previously at The Globe Railway St. The pub closed within fifteen years. Many customers were lost when housing in the neighbourhood was demolished. The pub stood vandalised until pulled down in the mid 1980s.
Easting
422700
Northing
563200
Grid Reference
NZ422700563200
Sources
Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West