Newington Hotel
It is probable that the Newington Hotel, originally known as the Wold Carr Inn, was used as a works office for the new building sites north and south of the Anlaby Road in the 1860s; much in the same way as the Brickmaker’s Arms in Walton Street. Public houses were often the first properties to be built, usually at the corner of a development, and even before they were licensed were often used as makeshift works offices, and rooms for workers to shelter and receive their wages. In 1909 the pub had a new farrier’s shop, bottle store and shed built at the rear of the building, at a cost of £195.63 Originally, the pub had three-storeys, matching Cumberland Terrace on the east corner, and making a symmetrical entrance to Walton Street from the Anlaby Road, but the top floor was removed after World War Two, possibly as a safety measure following nearby bomb damage. A long-standing Moors’ & Robson’s pub, the corner of the building featured a large set of “M&R” initials within a stone plaque, which has since been covered or removed. Memories of the brewery were retained within the pub, which held a collection of photographs and brewery memorabilia until very recently. From circa 1901 to the early 1930s, the pub was run by the Parker family - notably Ernest Parker, who also had a local fruit and vegetable shop. The colloquial name Parker’s has been associated with the pub ever since, and it is now officially called Parker’s and is undergoing renovation at the time of writing.
