Description:To celebrate the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme receiving its first royal charter, in 2023 local artist Chris Haynes painted the medieval landscape of the borough and Manor of Newcastle as it may have appeared in the year 1365.
There are many points of interest in his painting, including: the first major settlement by the castle; the defensive pool surrounding the castle; the dam to hold the pool in place; the watermills sitting either side of the pool dam using water power to grind local grain; the priory; St. Giles' chapel; the standard of John O' Gaunt flying above the castle keep and the causeway leading to the castle bailey.