This pub is known to have been present by 1690. The address was earlier (e.g. 1827 to 1858) given as Bland�s Square. In 1879 it is listed as the Prussian Eagle. It is now demolished. **
North Shields pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in North Shields, Northumberland.
Black Swan, North Shields sketch - in early 19th century
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1827/John Hastings/../../../White�s Directory **
1828/Jno. Hastings/../../../Pigot�s Directory 1828-29 **
1836/Margaret Brown/Black Swan, Bland Square/../../Pigot�s Directory
1850/William Tunis Wall/../../../Ward�s Directory **
1857/George Milburn / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business
/../../London Gazette, 24 March 1857 **
1858/John Gilbert/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1871/Albert Neimann/Inn Keeper/36/Germany/Census
1871/Fristi Neimann/Wife/35/Germany/Census
1871/Tiner Olsen/Domestic Servant/27/Norway/Census
1879/Thomas Barnes/Prussian Eagle, 93 Bell Street/../../Kellys Directory
1881/Henry Jones/Licensed Victualer/41/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Margeritta Jones/Wife/31/Morpeth, Northumberland/Census
1881/Jane Norris/Domestic Servant/56/North Shields, Northumberland/Census
1894/Robert Bell/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1901/John Jones/Publican/48/Enniskillen, Ireland/Census
1902/John Jones / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 20 June 1902 **
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