Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
This image shows pitheads numbers 4 and 18. It was at 18 that there was an explosion on 18 December 1925 when 7 men were killed and 14 were injured.
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of ...
Birchenwood, Kidsgrove
Photograph of Birchenwood's 'Nelson' colliery pumping station.
Birchenwood, Kidsgrove
Demolition of Birchenwood coking-plant and tar distillery.
Birchenwood, Kidsgrove
Photograph of the coking ovens at Birchenwood, called Beehive ovens for their obvious likeness to Beehives. In this picture the ovens are being demolished, having been replaced in 1909.The land is now ...
Blast Furnace workers, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Abraham Parker put the first furnace at Apedale into blast in 1789. The works passed through a number of owners until 1890 when the Midland Coal, Coke and Iron Company was formed and took the ironworks ...
Blockley's, 48 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Blockley's grocers and wine merchants was located at number 48 High street for many years and later became Hargreaves.
Boon Hill, Audley
The bottom of Boon Hill Road at its junction with Bignall End Road. Audley Station can just be seen on the right and the chimneys of Diglake Colliery are seen through the trees.
Boon Hill, Audley
A view of Boon Hill taken by photographer Thomas Warham of Audley. The entrance to the cricket ground is on the site of the white cottage. Boon Hill was a hamlet settled by nailmakers in the eighteenth ...
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 ...
Brassingtons Grocers, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Brassingtons fruit and vegetable shop first appeared in directories at Penkhull Street in the 1930s, but later moved since to Market Place, and then again to High Street. The preises became a nightclub ...
Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of 'The Pork Shop' which was formerly the 'Golden Ball.'
Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Watercolour of Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Signed by Reginald G. Haggar and dated 31st May 1968.
British Relay Television shop, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
This shop opened around early 1970s and had closed by 1981. Nowadays (2024) it is part of the Nat West Bank.
Brittain's Foundry Workers, Chesterton
At this time Brittain's Hope Foundry stood in Dragon Square, Chesterton, and had done since 1870, but it has since been demolished.
Brook Lane and Goose Street area, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the gasometer or gas holder. In 1819 Newcastle-under-Lyme started its own gas light company. The gasworks were built on Goose Street. Coal was heated to release gas which was then stored in ...
Browning Dispensing Chemist, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A family chemist, Browning’s was founded in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The building had become vacant by 1996.
Building Department, 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 ...
Building the foundations of a Luhrig washer, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Coal needs washing before use to remove impurities. The Luhrig Washer was invented in 1887.
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The ...