Date:1952
Description:The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly elected mayor, Edward Bond, stands proudly in his regalia in front of the market cross. The Lancaster Buildings can be seen in the background.
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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 ...
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 Williams wearing ceremonial robes and chains of office, carrying a ceremonial ...
The Caddick Adams family's nanny is here pictured dressed as Queen Victoria, for ...
Bunting lines the streets, flags are flying, and residents are dressed in their ...
The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly elected ...
The Castle Hotel opened in around 1820 and was a popular coaching stop for traffic ...
This is the view down the side of the Lancaster buildings. Greenwoods Menswear ...
This watercolour by Alf Fallows was painted in 2001 and offers a nostalgic view ...
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Donor ref:PA 996 (22/26325)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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