Pubs... Gateshead Durham

[ele]

I am trying to find pictures and any infromation on two pubs in Gateshead that my family were Beerhouse Keepers and Inn Keepers.

Anyone from Gateshead who can let me know?

The Engineers Arms... 3 Nelson Street Gateshead Durham, family of Mcgurks were there from 1878 to at least 1881.

The Globe Inn... Chatham Road Gateshead Durham, family of Mcgurks were there in 1891, maybe before and after.

Tried one pub site with no luck, though I am a little thick on computers.

Thanks... ele.

[Steve Ley]

Hi Ele, You could try looking at this site

http://www.pubsindex.org/

It has inn's and pubs from 1801 to 1900.

27.08.2005 Moderator Comment:
This link was reported broken. It sems to be totally unavailable

[ele]

Hi Steve, thanks for the reply.

Thats the site I have tried with no luck. Comes up page cannot be found, still the same this morning (Australian time!).

Do you know of any other sites? Maybe if I tried the Tourist Information in Durham.

Thanks ele...

[skippy]

Hello Ele,

Did a quick internet search but doubt if these pubs still exist.
Think your best bet is to contact the local council to see if they
hold any photo's. If they do then you can usually obtain a copy
for a very small fee. They may also have copies of Victuellars Licences
which will give you the period your ancestors operated the pub.l

See website below:-

http://www.asaplive.com/iKnow/LocalHistory.cfm?ccs=209


Hope this helps, good luck,

SKIPPY

[Steve Ley]

Hi Ele, I can get to the site but it is still under construction.
You could try this very good site it has over 400 trade directories and they have just updated their search engine.

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

Steve.

[Fitty]

Hi ele,

I have a friend that lives in Gateshead and she very kindly went to Nelson st to take some photos for you, unfortunately the Pub no longer exists but she took photos anyway...lol  bless her.

Here they are

[ele]

I would like to just add to my post..

The Engineers Arms changed names to the Nelson Inn maybe c1887.

The death of one of my McGurks has the address Nelson Inn, Nelson Street  Gateshead, so I presume they changed name.

My family were at the Engineers Arms/Nelson Inn from about 1878-1890.. and then went to the Globe Inn c1890-1896-1900??

Thank you, Ele.

ADDING AGAIN.. Was just scanning the 1881 census and came across a Lord Nelson Inn, Nelson Street Gateshead, no number but place before was a 37 Nelson Street and next was High Street.

So did my family later move up to Lord Nelson Inn and just called it Nelson Inn or did they change name on The Engineers Arms..

Ho hum..

[Lazlo Woodbine]

 

Hi

I just asked my mother about the Nelson Inn and she remembers it as being the Nelson it could be the one that appears on the map(1914) diagonally across the road from the dispensary(photos above).  It may have been there until the 50s or early 60s when the area was redeveloped.

The only Globe I know is on Old Durham Road, it is still there it is near Gateshead cemetery the block of houses it is on is quite old and may have stone marked Chatham Terrace.  Many places were known by the name on the block of houses rather than the road name.   The buildings date from about 1850.

hope this is of some use

Gary in Gateshead

[Lazlo Woodbine]

PS

The site of the pub is literally in the middle of the road on the photograph as the original Nelson Street went around to the left once past the dispensary.

Gary