High Street, Earl Grey Public House
High Street, Earl Grey Public House
HER Number
15625
District
Newcastle
Site Name
High Street, Earl Grey Public House
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
The Earl Grey was a beerhouse when Ridley, Cutter & Firth bought it in 1898. In 1911 billiards was introduced. In 1938 Vaux acquired the pub. In 1939 they obtained a full-licence by transfer from the Black Bull in Seaton Burn.
Easting
424430
Northing
568040
Grid Reference
NZ424430568040
Sources
Brian Bennison, 1996, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two - The North and East, p 9