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

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.