Embleton - Three Tuns Inn

Name: Three Tuns Inn

Address: 2, Front Street, Embleton

Three Tuns - 2 Front Street

The Three Tuns is one of Embleton's long-forgotten public houses. Dating back to the 1700s, the building still stands today towards the top of Front Street, but is now a residential property.

1861 OS Map

Earliest reference I can find to the Inn is in the electoral registers of the 1830s, when an Andrew Young was the landlord.

1832 Electoral Register - Andrew Young

Listed landlords are as follows: Andrew Young (1832-), Henry Patterson (1841-), Thomas Smith (1851-55) and Henry Fall (1861-).

1838 Electoral Register - Henry Patterson

1841 Census Henry Patterson Three Tuns

In the decade that followed the 1841 census Henry Patterson took on a new challenge running the Blue Bell Inn just down the road where he was to see out his days.

1851 Census - Thomas Smith

1855 Whellan's Directory - Thomas Smith

The advertisement below in 1860 confirms that Thomas Smith had moved on from the Inn, but was shortly to be replaced. Interestingly, the owner appears to have been George Cockburn, who ran his brewery from the Angel Inn, which was on Fenkle Street in Alnwick, next door to what is now the Market Tavern.

Alnwick Mercury 1st December 1860

In 1861 the Three Tuns was occupied by Henry Fall, a local fishmonger, no doubt supplementing his income running the pub.

1861 Census Henry Fall (Fishmonger)

Alnwick Mercury 1st April 1863

THE NEWCASTLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1864

...about a fortnight ago he returned from one of these wandering fits and went to the Three Tuns lnn, in Embleton, the landlady of which gave him shelter, and allowed him to sleep in the stable. He was much addicted to drink...

Published: Saturday 10 December 1864

Newspaper: Newcastle Chronicle

County: Northumberland, England

The Inn was advertised 'To Let' again in 1863, by which time Henry Fall and his wife Ann had moved to the Black Bull next door, albeit the below press cutting confirms this was only short-lived.

Newcastle Journal 20 September 1869

After the mid-1860s there is no further reference to the Three Tuns in local records.

Front Street

The postcard above dates from 1913 and shows the butchers shop on Front Street, the Three Tuns Inn being the adjoining building on the right.