Balmbra's Music Hall, Wheatsheaf Public House and music room, Newcastle upon Tyne, and John Balmbra black plaque
Overview
Balmbra's Music Hall, Wheatsheaf Public House and music room, Newcastle upon Tyne, and John Balmbra black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This black commemorative plaque records: Balmbra's Site of the "Wheatsheaf" Public House and music room.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Balmbra's Site of the "Wheatsheaf" Public House and music room. Rebuilt 1902. Named after John Balmbra, licencee in 1862 when George Ridley first performed his song "The Blaydon Races"
People and events
The saved source records: Balmbra's Site of the "Wheatsheaf" Public House and music room. Rebuilt 1902. Named after John Balmbra, licencee in 1862 when George Ridley first performed his song "The Blaydon Races"
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Balmbra's Music Hall, Wheatsheaf Public House and music room, Newcastle upon Tyne, and John Balmbra black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Balmbra's Site of the "Wheatsheaf" Public House and music room. Rebuilt 1902. Named after John Balmbra, licencee in 1862 when George Ridley first performed his song "The Blaydon Races" The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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