Gainer's Terrace, The Ship In The Hole Public House

HER Number:
9452

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Gainer's Terrace, The Ship In The Hole Public House

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

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 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.

Easting:
430037

Northing:
565823

Grid Reference:
NZ430037565823

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p13