High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1953

Description:Ink and wash view of Newcastle-under-Lyme High street produced by R.M. Metcalfe in 1953. The view takes in Newcastle market and its shoppers with Woolworths in its contemporary position behind.


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1280s
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I

This is Newcastle-under-Lyme’s oldest surviving charter. A charter is a formal ...

1800s
View from Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme looking south
View from Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme looking south

Watercolour by James Hulse of a view looking from Red Lion Square towards the High ...

1840s
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A pencil and coloured wash by John Whessell. This drawing captures Red Lion Square ...

1870s
S. Grocott, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
S. Grocott, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

S. Grocott, a grocers, located at number 6 Red Lion Square. The edge of the building ...

1890s
The junction of Red Lion Square and  Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The junction of Red Lion Square and Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken in 1895 this photograph shows the shops that lined the junction between Red ...

1910s
The High Street,  Newcastle-under-Lyme, during a Zeppelin air raid
The High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, during a Zeppelin air raid

Sunset sky, lamps creating diffused light on a dim High Street through which the ...

1950s
Old Bull's Head Inn, Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Old Bull's Head Inn, Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Photograph of the Old Bull's Head Inn in Lad Lane. The core of the pub is believed ...

1970s
The Bulls Head, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Bulls Head, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Old Bull’s Head is a timber framed building and its core is thought to date ...

1990s
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Painted by Alf Fallows in 1996 this watercolour depicts Red Lion Square in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...

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Donor ref:PAC277-88 (22/23045)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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