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 ...
Oddfellows Friendly Society Procession, Church Street, Audley
Parade to the opening of the Municipal Hall, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the parade that went through the town to the official opening of the Municipal Hall in the Ironmarket. Here the Volunteers are pictured marching down Liverpool Road going past St. ...
Part of an Egyptian Wand, c.1850-1650BC
The wand has been been carved with images of a tortoise, a frog, and a sa-amulet (a protective symbol).
The wand was a symbol of office and symbolised the magician’s authority over the animals on the ...
Wakes, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The busy market merges with the fair ground rides in this scene of a Wakes in Newcastle. Swing-Boats can be seen in the foreground and were a popular ride at the time.
The first tall building on the ...
William Booth's visit to Newcastle-Under-Lyme
William Booth was a British Methodist Preacher and the founder and first General of the Salvation Army.
In 1904 he took part in a 'motorcade' when he was driven around Great Britain, stopping off ...