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Tyne & Wear
Defunct Brewery Livery

10 April 2009

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors Photo?
Gone?

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Gateshead, 369 Old Durham Road Plough A postwar pub with a projecting Newcastle 'Blue Star'. WRB 2009 .

Tyne & Wear

Vaux Breweries Ltd Gateshead, High Street Blue Bell Lanterns ('VAUX FINE ALES & LAGERS Since 1806'). Oval wall plaque ('VAUX' in the centre surrounded by 'VAUX BREWERIES LTD ... BREWERS SINCE 1806 ... FINE ALES & LAGERS'. Two shields at high level - two blackbirds with a central 'V'. BL 2003; DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Gateshead, Jackson Street Metropole Illuminated 'Blue Star' sign on the corner of the building. DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Gateshead, Old Durham Road - corner of Lakells Lane Three Tuns A stone plaque features an 'NB' monogram and the date of construction. Also a projecting 'Blue Star' sign. SP 2008 .

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle, 103 Percy Street Hotspur Newcastle 'Blue Star' in leaded glass window above the side door. DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle, 12 Clayton Street Lord Collingwood Illuminated 'Blue Star' sign in deteriorating condition. Also a star above the pub sign. DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle, 70 Pitt Street Greyhound On the wall, a roundel with 'THE NEWCASTLE BREWERIES LIMITED' around the trademark blue star, formerly neon-illuminated. Above the hanging sign is a similar but much smaller device. DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle, Barrack Road - Stanhope Street Black Bull Trademark 'Blue Star' high on the corner splay of an interwar pub. DT photo 2006 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Newcastle, Gallowgate Newcastle Brewery (former) Retains many identification features of the former brewery. Blue stars on the gates and on the buildings. The Visitor Centre features wall tiling with a brown ale bottle. DT photo 2006; WRB photo 2007 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd North Shields, 34 Saville Street West Sir Colin Campbell A small oval Newcastle Breweries plaque by the main door: white lettering on maroon 'THE NEWCASTLE BREWERIES' surrounding an illustration of Tyne Bridge and '1890'. SRH photo 2007 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Vaux Breweries Ltd South Hylton, High Street Jolly Potter A shield at high level: two blackbirds with a central 'V'. Also a ventilation plaque with two blackbirds. WRB photo 2009 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Sunderland - Millfield, 150 Hylton Road (corner of Cromwell Street) Mountain Daisy A wall-mounted neon-illuminated 'Blue Star' above the pub sign. WRB photo 2009 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle Breweries Ltd Sunderland, 9 High Street West Dun Cow On the end wall, a large letter sign, neon-illuminated: 'Newcastle' (in script) ... 'ALES', and a blue star. WRB photo 2009 Picture

Tyne & Wear

Robert Deuchar Ltd Sunderland, 9 High Street West Dun Cow Gable with date '1901' and monogram 'RD'. SP 2003; WRB photo 2009 Picture

Tyne & Wear

QUERY Whitley Bay, Park View Fat Ox A stone shield with monogram 'JB' and date 1923. Could be John Barras, John Buchanan? More information please? WRB photo 2009 Picture

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