Old Newcastle boozers

[mark]

Yes John sadly some horrible tow rag did stab him, he was a real handful from what I've heard.
Coatsworth Road wasn't a bad place to drink years ago I seem to remember but not worth looking at these days I'm told.

lived almost next door to the honeysuckle many many years ago - many a happy night in there

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Sadly Mark, like many locals these days it was closed last time I was in Frasers mind you I also passed a couple of lads TOTALLY off the planet on something obviously nasty, another more common sight these days.
Almost all of the boozers in Walker have gone now and the new "local" I took on when I moved to Dunston is a block of apartments TUT !!!

 

[toonarchie]

julies nightclub on the quayside what a dive lol

jesus! even reading the name sent a shiver down my spine. nasty!!!!

 

[big sid]

Boozers

Boozers

Quarry - Kenton
Newbiggin Hall
The Rock - Cruddas Park
The Howlet - Denton Burn
John Gillpin - South West Denton
Turnpike - Chapel House
Coopers Forge - Blakelaw

 

[g.ordon]

What about the Gold Cup, just up from the college.

 

[snatcher]

When I lived in Gateshead my "locals" were

Saltwell Club
Azure Blue
Stirling House - it has a lot to answer for,met wor lass there !!!!
Honeysuckle
Five Wand
Ninepins

John

 

[tonybax]

by john you frequented some dives ha.
done all them mesell including central bar black bull united services bombers and all the high st.

 

[snatcher]

What a great and interesting thread this has turned out to be. What was the name of the boozer downstairs at the SW corner under the Grainger Market ? Used to frequent that a lot but cannot recall the name !!!!

John

 

[snatcher]

Think it was called the Pineapple

John

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Yep it was John, we used to drink around the Greenmarket bars a lot in the eighties, I suppose working at the Cordwainers had a bad influence on me.

 

[snatcher]

I worked on Scotswood Road back in the Late 60s and 70's. Some of the bars I used then were
The Chieftan
Pineapple Club
Electricians Arms
Cushy Butterfield
Moulders Arms
Hammer and Forge
The Gun
Hydraulic Crane
Formans Club (belonged to Vickers who I worked for)
Robin Adaire
Scotswood Club

All gone now I think

John

 

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I worked on Scotswood Road back in the Late 60s and 70's. Some of the bars I used then were
The Chieftan
Pineapple Club
Electricians Arms
Cushy Butterfield
Moulders Arms
Hammer and Forge
The Gun
Hydraulic Crane
Formans Club (belonged to Vickers who I worked for)
Robin Adaire
Scotswood Club

All gone now I think

John

Also on Scotswood Road was the Crooked Billett, my Uncle used to be manager there

 

[snatcher]

Also on Scotswood Road was the Crooked Billett, my Uncle used to be manager there

Bloody hell how did I forget that one

John

 

[g.ordon]

by john you frequented some dives ha.
done all them mesell including central bar black bull united services bombers and all the high st.

Is that central bar your on about the one they've just done up, just on your left before the tyne bridge (going north)? Is it still a bar? it was a cracking boozer years ago

 

[snatcher]

Is that central bar your on about the one they've just done up, just on your left before the tyne bridge (going north)? Is it still a bar? it was a cracking boozer years ago

Aye thats the one,nicknamed the "coffin bar". Been meaning to have a look in since its refurbishment.

John

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Is that central bar your on about the one they've just done up, just on your left before the tyne bridge (going north)? Is it still a bar? it was a cracking boozer years ago

Passed it the other day, looks like they've done a canny job of the place.

 

[g.ordon]

Aye thats the one,nicknamed the "coffin bar". Been meaning to have a look in since its refurbishment.

John

It would be interesting to know if the old regulars have gone back. I don't think like. Mind, They made a cracking job of the refurbishment, from the outside anyway. Just can't understand why it wasn't demolished to make way for a macdonalds or something, like others.

 

[Rod_bender]

Had some good neets in The Broken Doll

 

[tonybax]

regulars now frequent the station bar and railway club cos the central is more a real ale bar/music. made a nice job of the refurb though

 

[g.ordon]

regulars now frequent the station bar and railway club cos the central is more a real ale bar/music. made a nice job of the refurb though

Thanks for that info m8, I'm ganna give it a shot. Might even take wor lass