Newcastle city centre hasn’t changed that much since in recent years. Most of the buildings remain the same and immediately recognisable from these old photographs.
However, flicking through them you can see the transformation some of our pubs and clubs have gone through.
Names have changed and some have been abandoned for a long time.
Others, on the other hand, have remained almost extactly the same.
So let’s take a stroll through the history of Newcastle through its top drinking spots.
1. Haymarket
The photograph from 1987 shows the Haymarket pub just before demolition. | NL Photo: Newcastle Libraries
2. The Imperial
A photograph of the frontage of The Imperial pub Cloth market in 1964. | NL Photo: Newcastle Libraries
3. Empress
A photograph of the Empress pub the Side taken in 1995. | NL Photo: Newcastle Libraries
4. Three Bulls Head
A 1966 photograph of the Three Bulls Heads on Percy Street. | NL Photo: Newcastle Libraries