Borough Charter of Queen Victoria, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Municipal Corporations Act, 1835 regulated local authorities.
Before the act a small number of burgesses chose the councillors and local magistrates (someone who administered the law).
From ...
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I
This is Newcastle-under-Lyme’s oldest surviving charter.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
King Henry II gave Newcastle ...
King Charles II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649.
England had no king and became a commonwealth with Oliver Cromwell as the Lord protector.
After his death, King Charles II was restored to the throne. ...
King James II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1684 King Charles II forced Newcastle to surrender all its charters.
Charters were formal documents granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
This was recorded ...
Queen Elizabeth I Charter of Incorporation, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the Medieval and Tudor periods many towns received a Charter of Incorporation.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
The ...
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Medieval Confirmation of the Gild Merchant Charters
Newcastle was granted a ‘Gild Merchant Charter’ by King Henry III in 1235.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
The original ...
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme and was made by Richard Malabar.
Over 800 years ago the King granted the town a Royal Charter, and it became a Borough. ...
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme and was made by Richard Malabar.
Over 800 years ago the King granted the town a Royal Charter, and it became a Borough. ...
Civic Offices, Newcastle-under-Lyme
These are the Civic Offices of Newcastle Borough Council.
People are gathering for the visit of Queen Elizabeth.
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its Octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of ...
Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The manor of Keele was bought in 1544 by William Sneyd and for the next 400 years the estate was owned by the family, and Keele Hall became the families principal seat. The last owner of Keele, Colnel ...
Mayor Choosing Ceremony, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor choosing happened every Charter Day in Newcastle until about 1932. From the 1860s it became the tradition for people to go to the Market Cross and have their photograph taken with the newly chosen ...
Mayor's Sergeant Francis M Boote, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor's Sergeant Francis M Boote, retired June 1992.
The first mention of Mayor's Sergeant is in the Royal Charter of the Borough granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590.
It states:
"The Mayor's Serjeant, ...
Mayor's Sergeant Leslie D Martin, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of Mayor's Sergeant Leslie D Martin MBTC Sc. retired Apirl 1985.
The first mention of Mayor's Sergeant is in the Royal Charter of the Borough granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590.
It states: ...
Octocentenary Celebrations, Grosvenor roundabout, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter, which gave Newcastle Borough status. A carnival was held to celebrate the occasion on the ...
Octocentenary Celebrations, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Old Lymers Bedford bus entering Friar Street.
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter, which gave Newcastle Borough status.
Octocentenary Celebrations, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
A view of the crowded High Street during the celebrations.
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter, which gave Newcastle Borough ...
Octocentenary Royal Visit, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth is pictured during her visit to Newcastle in May 1973. In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter which gave Newcastle ...
Octocentenary, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A group of people in period costume handing out newspapers advertising Octocentenary events on the High Street.
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the ...