Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Painted by Alf Fallows in 1996 this watercolour depicts Red Lion Square in Newcastle-under-Lyme. To the left of the painting in the foreground are shops and businesses, rising up behing them is the tower ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme. A streetscene with shops 'to let' and figures on the pavement. Watercolour signed botton right by Reginald G. Haggar.
Rist's factory, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Rist's Wires and Cables Ltd. factory off Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Originally built for the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd in 1940 it was later leased from B.S.A. by Rolls ...
Roebuck Coaching Inn, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of the Old Roebuck coaching Inn before it was demolished to make way for the Lancaster Buildings.
Roebuck, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The 'Roebuck' prior to its demolition in 1936.
The Roebuck was originally one of the oldest coaching inns in Newcastle, but was later converted into shops.
In its heyday, around 1818, about 40 coaches ...
Royal Visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
King George V and Queen Mary visited Birchenwood Colliery on the second day of their tour of north Staffordshire. They had stayed overnight at Crewe Hall.
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, ...
Royal visit to Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Royal visit to Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Children from Dove Bank School, Kidsgrove are pictured here lining the route awaiting the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Birchenwood Colliery.
S. Grocott, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
S. Grocott, a grocers, located at number 6 Red Lion Square. The edge of the building pictured on the right is Hind's Vaults.
Sevres Blue and Gold Vase, presented to Holditch Colliery Rescue Brigade, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The vase was presented to Holditch Colliery Rescue Brigade following the Holditch pit fire and explosion which killed 30 miners including an entire rescue team in July 1937. The vase is one of two made; ...
Sillito and Sons, Market Street, Kidsgrove
A fully stocked Sillito and Sons shop front with shop assistants posing for their photograph outside. Sillito's was a grocery store and stood on this site for a number of years, at least from the 1870s ...
Silver Jubilee decorations, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the town centre of Newcastle decorated for the Silver Jubilee of King George V. This gives a good view of what the area looked like before the construction of the Lancaster Buildings. The old ...
Silverdale No 2 Mines Rescue Brigade, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The North Staffs Colliery Owners Association set up their first mines rescue station, in a converted house at Stoke in 1911.
This was not long after the Coal Mines Act was passed; meaning that it was ...
Silverdale No 3 Rescue Brigade, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Miners Rescue Team are pictured here in all of their equipment. The National Miners' Rescue Service was formed in the early part of the twentieth century. Training in the area took place either at ...
Silverdale Vase
This vase was presented to Mr Francis Tyndall by Francis Stanier Broade, Silverdale 31st Jan 1859.
The crest pictures a boar with an arrow through its eye, a bird with long ears and a flag with the ...
Site of Newcastle Railway Station, King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The site of Newcastle railway station after demolition, looking towards the Borough Arms Hotel. The road that can be see going in front of the hotel and over the bridge is King Street. The railway line, ...
Smithfield cattle market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Located off Friars' Street the market was built in 1871 to replace the medieval animal market that had been held actually in the town centre. The market was closed in the early 1990's and Safeway supermarket ...
Smith's shop and The Star public house, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of Smith's located on the Ironmarket.
It later became known as The Star, The Superstar, Boozy Dog, Pig and Truffle and today is known as the Reflex 80's bar (correct at time of writing 2014)....