Westgate Road, William IV Inn
Westgate Road, William IV Inn
HER Number
10384
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Road, William IV Inn
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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
Documentary Evidence
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Also known as the 'Halfway House' closed in 1972. The frequent use of William IVs name for licensed premises was due to his claim to be remembered as the monarch that lowered the tax on beer. In 1998 the building was in use as a shop- remodelled internally, the stonework of the old pub's door surrounds and the leaded lights above the central entrance clearly indicate the exterior of a familiar style of corner pub of the third quarter of the 19th century.
Easting
424100
Northing
564100
Grid Reference
NZ424100564100
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Bennison, B, 1998, Lost Weekends, A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 3, The West