What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: The Turk's Head Inn. Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded 1813. Close to this site stood the Turk's Head Inn where, on 23rd January 1813, seventeen Newcastle gentlemen met to form the Society Recorded plaque organisation: City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, founded in 1813 at the Turk's Head Inn, is historically important for its role in preserving and studying the regional history and antiquities of northeastern England.
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