Bridge street, Almshouses, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1937 - 1942 (c.)

Description:In 1688 the Duke of Albemarle bequeathed £6000 for the erection and maintenance of almshouses for twenty poor widows. The houses were eventually built in 1743, and had to be demolished in 1964 to make way for the inner ring road.


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1850s
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme

This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-Under-Lyme. It was ...

1890s
Holborn Paper Mill, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Holborn Paper Mill, Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Demolition of the old Holborn paper mill.

1930s
Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph taken from the tower of St. Giles' Church shows the, now demolished, ...

1950s
Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken in 1955 from the tower of St. Giles' Church this photograph shows the now ...

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Donor ref:PA552 (22/4533)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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