Paganini Inn Northgate 002

The Paganini Inn, Northgate, on the corner of Higher Cockcroft, was named after the great Italian violinist, Nicolò Paganini after his stay at the inn (then called the Joiner’s Arms) in September 1833.rn‘It was rumoured that when the unfortunate musician retired to his bedroom for the night he found his couch already occupied by a noxious species of vermin only too common in this insalubrious locality. The result was that he spent the greater part of the night padding to and fro along Northgate in his carpet slippers, praying for the dawn.' The photogragh take c1900 shows the demolition of the building. M. 851 Pag.rn