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Crown Posada, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Operator: Sir John Fitzgerald
31 Side, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JE (View on Google Map)

An architecturally fine pub, on CAMRA's Regional Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. The narrow street frontage shows two impressive stained glass windows behind which lies a small snug, the bar counter and a longer seating area, There's an interesting coffered ceiling, locally relevant photographs and cartoons of long gone customers and staff on the walls. Local small brewers are enthusiastically supported, with three regular local ales. The whole has been sympathetically refurbished over the years by the owners and is an oasis of calm and peace near the busy Quayside drinking, dining and clubbing circuit.

Historic Interest

https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/159

Information for this venue is provided by the Tyneside & Northumberland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Last updated
02/03/2024
Last surveyed
26/07/2022
Pub ID
TYN/3894
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

A three-storey pub of 1880 that retains three drinking areas, one behind the other. Owners Sir John Fitzgerald have undertaken several careful refurbishments over the years and much of the fixed leather seating, panelling and other woodwork probably replicates the originals. In the 1980s, windows running down the right-hand side (overlooking an alley) were replaced with a series of mirrors. Some old wall paintings lie behind the wallpaper and come to light at re-decoration time every 15 years or so! The last major change was in the early 1950s when new toilets were installed and the seating area at the back slightly extended - the present fixed seating also seems to date from that time.

The long, narrow interior has a high ornate moulded ceiling with deeply-recessed panels. Front left is a delightful, small, screened-off snug with impressive Pre-Raphaelite-style stained-glass windows depicting a lady serving a drink and a Tudor gent about to consume it . Drinks can be ordered from the side of the servery but this was once covered by a curtain with service via a tiny hinged stained-glass window attached to the bar-back. The bar fittings are primarily original albeit with some modern replacements e.g. the mirrors and stained-glass panels on top of the four-bay bar-back. The two side panels separating the front public bar from the rear sitting room survive and have colourful leaded pictorial panels at the top (but the door has gone).

General information about historic pub interiors

Rebuilt 1880 (architect W.L. Newcombe) for local brewer John Sanderson, this is a three story pub on a narrow site which retains its three drinking areas, one behind the other. The front windows contain two impressive Pre-Raphaelite style stained glass windows which may be by Birmingham artist Edward Burne-Jones and are believed to have been a later addition. One window depicts a lady serving a drink and the other a Tudor gent about to consume it. Originally the Crown, and renamed Crown Posada, legend has it that the pub was bought by a Spanish sea captain for his mistress (Posada is the Spanish word for resting place).

Owners since 1901 are the long-established, family-run business Sir John Fitzgerald, who have made a number of careful refurbishments over the years and much of the fixed leather seating, panelling and other woodwork are likely to be true replicas of the originals. In the 1980s they replaced the windows running down the right-hand side, which only overlooked an alley, with a series of mirrors with mahogany surrounds. Behind the wallpaper are some old wall paintings (claimed to date back to the Spanish Civil War) which see the light of day when the pub is re-decorated approximately every 15 years!

Look for the unusual stone painted blue with carved crown symbol and the word ‘Posada’ on the exterior and the glazed brick lobby with a wrought-iron ‘Crown’ gate. The long narrow interior has a high ornate moulded ceiling with deeply recessed panels. There is a delightful small screened-off snug at the front left-hand side which has lost its door. You can order your drinks from the side of the servery but originally this was covered by a curtain and service was via the tiny hinged stained glass window attached to the bar back. The fixed seating is post war.

The bar fittings are essentially original but have some modern replacements such as the mirrors and stained & leaded panels on top section on the four-bay mahogany bar-back fitting, and the pot shelf is a later addition. Only recently was permission given to replace a small section of the lower bar-back fitting with a couple of small fridges. The two side panels of the screen that separated the front public bar from the rear sitting room remain and have good colourful leaded pictorial panels at the top but, again, the door has been lost.

The last major change was in the early 1950s when new ladies' and gents' toilets were added at the rear (formerly a disused warehouse) and the seating area at the rear was extended slightly. The present fixed seating was likely to have been added in the early 1950s. The gents' has a terrazzo floor and the doors to both the ladies' and gents' are of an inter-war style and, again, could date from the early 1950s.

Music comes from a 1941 turntable record player situated on the bar counter and customers are encouraged to bring their vinyl LP's to play.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
11:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
11:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
11:00am - Midnight
Thursday
11:00am - Midnight
Friday
11:00am - 2:00am
Saturday
11:00am - 2:00am
Sunday
11:00am - Midnight
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Current beers

This Pub serves 6 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Crown Posada, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Transport
Close to bus routes (40m)
Go North East: 53/54, QA/QB
Close to metro (500m)
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