Date:1910
Description:This view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre from the bottom of the High Street takes in The Guildhall which was built in 1713.The white building to the right of The Guildhall is the Police Station that opened in 1834 but is now demolished. The famous Newcastle market is in full swing in this photograph on 'The Stones' or the cobbled area that is just outside The Guildhall. Traders have set up tables and stalls and are even selling items from carts. A tram passes through the centre of the picture advertising 'Tower Tea'.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Newcastle was granted a ‘Gild Merchant Charter’ by King Henry III in 1235. A charter ...
During the Medieval and Tudor periods many towns received a Charter of Incorporation. A ...
Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649. England had no king and became ...
In 1684 King Charles II forced Newcastle to surrender all its charters. Charters ...
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Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist ...
These maps were surveyed in 1851 by the Ordnance Survey Department in accordance ...
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
The Guildhall in Newcastle-under-Lyme was built in 1713 to replace an earlier timber ...
George V and Queen Mary visited Newcastle as part of a visit to north Staffordshire ...
Photograph of the Old Bull's Head Inn in Lad Lane. The core of the pub is believed ...
Newcastle Market by J.W. Griffiths is a very colourful and lively streetscene with ...
An oil painting by Tim Lloyd, commissioned for the Millennium by Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
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Donor ref:088-Stones-1910-139 (22/23356)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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