Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead. This four story "flatiron" mid-Victorian building located across the Tyne from the Newcastle Quay was built in 1856 by local architects M. Thompson as a premises for Alderman Potts, a wine merchant. It is known as "The Coffin" due to its unusual shape. It became a hotel in the 1890s and was refitted in the early 1900s featuring the restored Buffet Bar, a U-shaped bar with ornate bar back, plaster work frieze, stool seating, and etched glass. This has prompted CAMRA to designate it a pub interior of Special Historic Interest. A restoration in 2009 added a rooftop bar. There is a main bar and next to the Buffer Bar is a triangle shaped snug where I was privileged to listen to a rehearsal by the Silver Shantymen while I enjoyed a Session IPA from Two by Two by Two Brewery in nearby Byker, a very popular craft brewery. The pub was used for a scene of the 1969 movie featuring Glenda Jackson and Oliver Reed "Women in Love".