Benfield Road/Shields Road, Railway Public House

HER Number

9904

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Benfield Road/Shields Road, Railway Public House

Place

Walker

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific

Public House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The Railway was built on the site of the Railway Hotel in 1936 when the hotel was bought by Newcastle Breweries. The architects were J. Oswald and Son, and the style is similar to other Newcastle Breweries buildings. The two storey red brick building has a pink granite base and curves to fit two corners. The bays are separated by tall brick pilasters capped with moulded sandstone. The building rises to a parapet in the centre upon which is the famous Newcastle Breweries star. LOCAL LIST

Easting

428340

Northing

565700

Grid Reference

NZ428340565700

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Brian Bennison, 1997, Heavy Nights - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Volume Two, The North and East, p 42