Watermills Colliery Chimney Shaft, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Remains of the Watermills Colliery chimney shaft, Apdale. Harry Corfield former accountant for Midland Coke Co. in the foreground.
William Tagg Foundry, The Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph was taken inside the William Tagg Foundry.
During the First World War the factory produced shells for the front.
The Foundry was listed in the 1904 and 1932 directories as being located ...
Winding gear, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...
Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the working Wolstanton Colliery. The Colliery was demolished in the late 1980s and a retail park now stands on the site. The Colliery was opened in 1920 and was merged with Sneyd and Hanley ...
Wolstanton High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Looking down Wolstanton High Street. Ernest Swettenham's grocery shop can be seen on the corner of High Street and Ellison Street, on the right hand side. This postcard captures the period, with the tram ...
Wolstanton postcard,Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wolstanton County Grammar School was opened in 1928