Another lost Newcastle pub - from traditional boozer to local music venue

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    Chronicle Live, 12 APR 2023. "Demolished in the mid 1990s, there had been a pub at this location on Blenheim Street, Newcastle, since the mid-19th century. Anyone who rubbed shoulders with the Newcastle music scene in the 1980s and '90s will doubtless remember this place. This was the Broken Doll pub on Blenheim Street photographed 35 years ago in April 1988. A popular haunt for students from nearby Newcastle College, it also functioned as a notable local gig venue where countless bands - from blues, to punk, to alternative - honed their chops in front of a live audience seven nights a week....."
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    Chronicle Live
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    Link: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/another-lost-newcastle-pub-traditional-26680670
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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