Tyne and Wear HER(9452): Gainer's Terrace, The Ship In The Hole Public House - Details
9452
N Tyneside
Gainer's Terrace, The Ship In The Hole Public House
Wallsend
NZ36NW
Commercial
Eating and Drinking Establishment
Public House
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Demolished Building
The original building was in existance by 1834 (HER 17488). On 23rd August 1897 a provisional licence was granted to build a new premises on the land on the eastern boundary of the original pub. Known as the Ship in the Hole because of the tunnel which ran under the railway and was the only way to get to the pub. It may also have been nicknamed Minnie Becks preumably after one of the licensees or owners. Mary Ann 'Minnie' Beck was a teetotaller and a strict ruler of the Dock Hotel in Northumberland Dock, East Howdon. The Ship Inn closed in 2008. Demolished c.2012.
430037
565823
NZ430037565823
Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p13