Newcastle Fire Team, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of Captain Bailey and fire-team in front of the Fire Station located at The Barracks on Barracks Road.
Newcastle Fire Team, The Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of the fire-team outside the Barracks with Mayor Richard Mellard and Captain Bailey.
Newcastle Fire-Team, The Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of the Fire Station at The Barracks on Barracks Road with part of fire-team.
Penkhull Street, heading towards its junction with Stubbs' Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An almost unrecognisable scene compared to today's landscape.
At the top-left of the image, you can just about make out the roof of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church on the adjoining London Road.
The ...
Police station, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Police station opened in 1834, for Newcastle's first police constable, and was demolished in 1936. The Lancaster buildings now occupy this site. Here the Police station can be seen boarded up awaiting ...
Police Station, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Police station opened in 1834, for Newcastle's first police constable, and was demolished in 1936. The Lancaster buildings now occupy this site. A sign for Carryer's, a house furnishers, can be seen ...
Police Station, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Rear view of the Police Station on Merrial Street.
The Police Station closed in 2012.
Ralph Mosley, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ralph Mosley was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1866 to 1887. He owned a draper’s shop on Newcastle High Street and lived with his family at The Firs, which is now the home of the Brampton Museum ...
Red Cross Ambulance, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the first petrol-driven ambulance in the town, supplied by the St. John's Ambulance Brigade and the Red Cross Society. In the background you can see the local Fire Station which ...
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 ...
Special Constables, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the First World War Police Officer numbers gradually reduced as former servicemen were recalled and others enlisted.
Local men volunteered to become Special Constables to fill the shortfall. ...
Special Constables, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the First World War Police Officer numbers gradually reduced as former servicemen were recalled and others enlisted.
Local men volunteered to become Special Constables to fill the shortfall. ...
St John Ambulance Association Sling, World War 1
This sling was used during the First World War to aid serving men and women.
It has numerous images on how to wear it or use it on various injuries. It was made by St. John Ambulance which was formed ...
Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary Helmet, 1980s
The 1980s show a change in the design for the typical police helmet, with the increased threat of riots the helmet altered being made out of a hard plastic instead of cork with a felt covering and with ...
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Helmet
For centuries firemen have worn helmets to protect themselves; the shape of the helmet has virtually stayed the same the but materials have drastically altered.
This helmet is a more modern (at time ...
Staffordshire Fire Service Helmet
The helmet belonged to R.M. Hubbard from Wolstanton who was a local fire-fighter for the Staffordshire Fire Service from 1977-1995.