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The Central Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Bridges, Gateshead

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9655 / 54°57'55"N

Longitude: -1.6045 / 1°36'16"W

OS Eastings: 425416

OS Northings: 563496

OS Grid: NZ254634

Mapcode National: GBR SQL.3R

Mapcode Global: WHC3R.BG58

Plus Code: 9C6WX98W+55

Entry Name: The Central Public House

Listing Date: 13 January 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1248558

English Heritage Legacy ID: 430222

ID on this website: 101248558

Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8

County: Gateshead

Electoral Ward/Division: Bridges

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Gateshead

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Gateshead Team Ministry

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


1. HALF MOON LANE
5099 (south side)

NZ 2563 5/91 The Central Public House

II

2.
1854 by M Thompson. The building occupies a flattened triangular island site.
Coursed stone with ashlar dressings. Low pitched Welsh slate roof with corniced
stone stacks. Three storeys at east end, two at west, five and fivebays. Moulded
eaves cornice and frieze, raised quoins, high moulded plinth. Upper floors have
five-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned windows with raised surrounds. Arcaded
ground floor with archivolts and strong key-stones, the arches framed in an Ionic
Order with faceted rusticated pilasters, the rustication continuing into the arch
pilasters. Some engraved glass, patterned glazing bars. Wider, plainer bays on
south-west front and a "Norman Shaw" type oriel in the southernmost bay. Entrance
in single west bay.

History: Built by Alderman Potts, wine merchant, as business premises. Became a
hotel circa 1890.

Listing NGR: NZ2541663496

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