General view of Friars Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1935 - 1937 (c.)

Description:A general view of Friars Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Some of these houses were subject to demolition, due to slum clearance provisions under the Housing Act, 1930. Cars can be seen in the street. The bunting may be for the accession of George VI in 1936.

In the foreground is a sign for a taxi rank and Blackfriars Garage, advertising Essoline petrol


Timeline

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1840s
Map plotting the Cholera Victims of 1849, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Map plotting the Cholera Victims of 1849, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Using a map produced by Robert Malabar in 1875, somebody in the late 1800s plotted ...

1890s
Market Place, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Market Place, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph was taken before 1900, when the trams were introduced to Newcastle, ...

1910s
Dicken's Toy shop and Stationers, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Dicken's Toy shop and Stationers, Newcastle-under-Lyme

64 Penkhull Street (now High Street)and Paradise Street and now (correct at time ...

1930s
An old timber framed house, Friar Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An old timber framed house, Friar Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph depicts the demolition of a house in Friar Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme ...

1970s
Newcastle market, High street, Newcastle
Newcastle market, High street, Newcastle

The market at Newcastle can be traced back to 1172. Originally the market was held ...

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Image courtesy of: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Donor ref:NM.2010.31.21 PA 7067 (22/49271)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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