{"id":10668,"date":"2023-07-18T13:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=10668"},"modified":"2023-08-06T18:22:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T18:22:53","slug":"9-scotia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=10668","title":{"rendered":"09 &#8211; Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scotia stands on the corner of King Street and Mile End Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first mention of a pub at this location is the Fountain Tavern in 1867.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-04-1867-Fountain-tavern.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11207\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-04-1867-Fountain-tavern.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-04-1867-Fountain-tavern-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is then mention of a Nova Scotia Hotel in 1871.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-02-1871-Nova-Scotia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11205\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-02-1871-Nova-Scotia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-02-1871-Nova-Scotia-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1874 Robert Schwarz is the Licensee of the Scotia Inn, this is probably a shortened version of the previous Nova Scotia Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-03-1883-ScotiaInn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11206\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-03-1883-ScotiaInn.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-03-1883-ScotiaInn-300x68.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1884 Scotia was the name of a tug which sunk off Scarborough; this probably helped reinforce the use of the shorter name Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-05-1884-Tug.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11208\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-05-1884-Tug.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-05-1884-Tug-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1899 the council bought the pub in order to allow for road widening of Mile End Road for the new tram system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-06-Original-1903-STH0013100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11209\" style=\"border-width:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-06-Original-1903-STH0013100.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-06-Original-1903-STH0013100-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old Scotia,1903 (South Tyneside Libraries, STH0013100)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1904 Alexander Deuchar Ltd built a new Scotia with the old one still alongside it.&nbsp; This allowed easy transfer of the licence from one pub to the other, but both pubs were not open at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-07-1912-STH0010010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11210\" style=\"border-width:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-07-1912-STH0010010.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-07-1912-STH0010010-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Widened road for trams 1912 (South Tyneside Libraries, STH0010010)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scotia is the only pub on King Street now, though it closed in early 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10676\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-09-Ron-Lawson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10676\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1961 (Ron Lawson, Sunderland Antiquarian Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10674\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-11-Ron-Lawson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10674\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1961 (Ron Lawson, Sunderland Antiquarian Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10675\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-10-Ron-Lawson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10675\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1961 (Ron Lawson, Sunderland Antiquarian Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10673\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-12-1983-Mar-Lubi-TH0004492.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10673\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1983 (Lubi, South Tyneside Libraries, STH0004492)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10672\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-13-2000-Ron-Lawson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10672\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2000 (Ron Lawson, Sunderland Antiquarian Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"10671\" src=\"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-09-Scotia-14-DSC-0688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10671\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2023 (Terry Ford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources:<br>British Newspaper Archives<br>Licensing Records<br>Terry Ford<br>Trade Directories<br><br>Photos:<br>South Tyneside Libraries<br>Ron Lawson, Sunderland Antiquarian Society<br>Terry Ford<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scotia stands on the corner of King Street and Mile End Road. The first mention of a pub at this location is the Fountain Tavern in 1867. There is then mention of a Nova Scotia Hotel in 1871. In 1874 Robert Schwarz is the Licensee of the Scotia Inn,&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=10668\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;09 &#8211; Scotia&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10238,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11278,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10668\/revisions\/11278"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}