Date:1900
Description:The Guildhall in Newcastle-under-Lyme was built in 1713 to replace an earlier timber structure. Since then it has undergone a number of changes. The ground floor under the arches was originally open and used for markets while the upper floor was used for borough council business. In 1860 the ground floor arches were bricked up and the market moved out on to 'The Stones' in order to make more space for council meetings. In the same year the clock tower was added. This picture also takes in some of the shops on Newcastle High Street, a tram to the right of the picture and a and a man on a bicycle to left.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
This is Newcastle-under-Lyme’s oldest surviving charter. A charter is a formal ...
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 ...
A Newcastle-under-Lyme bank note for one guinea (£1 and 1 shilling). Banks used ...
The Municipal Corporations Act, 1835 regulated local authorities. Before the act ...
William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861. A studio head ...
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
Before 1914, when the purpose built Post Office was opened at the bottom of the ...
Sunset sky, lamps creating diffused light on a dim High Street through which the ...
The Police station opened in 1834, for Newcastle's first police constable, and was ...
The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly ...
Photograph of the Lancaster Buildings. Sutherland House can be seen behind.
The Guildhall of Newcastle-under-Lyme has long history. Built in 1713 as a replacement ...
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Donor ref:096-Guild-Hall-c1900.381 (22/23370)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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