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A "Staffordshire Sentinel" : St. Margaret's, Wolstanton
A watercolour by Harry Barnard with fields in the foreground, church and houses in the distance.
A general view of Wolstanton, Newcastle
Wolstanton County Grammar School was opened in 1928
A polite encounter, Wolstanton, Newcastle
A watercolour by R.M. Colley, looking towards St. Margaret's Church, Wolstanton. St. Margaret's Church is depicted here in its pre 1858 state. Betw...
A Study for the Mock Mayor
A study by Robert William Buss (1804-1875) for The Mock Mayor painting. A composition comprising the main characters of the resulting painting with...
A Town on Millennium Eve, Newcastle
An oil painting by Tim Lloyd, commissioned for the Millennium by Newcastle-under-Lyme Museum and Art Gallery. The painting contains images of peopl...
A view of Pooldam
document A view of Pooldam, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in pencil and wash by Robert William Buss. Dated 1841.
A view over Nelson Place, Newcastle
A view of Nelson Place taken from the top of the Municipal Hall before it was demolished. The general layout of the modern Newcastle can be seen he...
Aerial view of Newcastle
The Gasometer and Smithfield Cattle market, demolished in the mid 1990s, can be seen in the bottom left hand corner of this photograph. Safeway sup...
Aerial view of Newcastle town centre
F.H. Burgess, the agricultural merchants, can still be seen in this photograph in the bottom right hand corner as the Fine Fare development, which ...
Aerial view of Newcastle town centre
This photograph shows many areas of the town that have now been developed. The central area of this photograph has changed a great deal, with the b...
Aerial view of Newcastle-under-Lyme High Street and Ironmarket, 1953
This aerial photograph shows the High Street and Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1953. The visible landmarks are the Guildhall in the centre ...
Aerial View of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, 1967
This aerial photograph shows Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre in 1967. Many of the major landmarks in the town can be picked out. The sunken rounda...