Shields Road, Butchers Arms Public House
Shields Road, Butchers Arms Public House
HER Number
11345
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Shields Road, Butchers Arms Public House
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
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
Extant Building
Description
Deuchar's Brewery ran this pubs from the 1880s. From 1902 all floors offered rooms open to the public. Façade decorated with glazed red and white tiles.
Easting
426720
Northing
564730
Grid Reference
NZ426720564730
Sources
Up & Down Shields Road - a local area heritage guide, Elders Council of Newcastle, Newcastle City Council; Newcastle Community Heritage Project Down Your Way?; Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 33