Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Oil painting by R. M. Colley of the square with St Giles' Church, shops to left and right with figures.
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Advert for Rimmel's grocers, the building later became Wain's Chemist.
St Giles' Church can be seen on the left of the image.
Roebuck Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1939 this photograph shows Roebuck Lane, formerly Roebuck Walk in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This was one of the many street that were demolished during the 1960s.
Rye Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of Rye Bank looking towards Merrial Street with the Co-op Emporium at top.
Sandford Street, Chesterton
Scold's Bridle, apparantly used in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Scold’s Bridle was a form of torture exclusively used on women. The bridle is an iron framework resembling a muzzle or cage that encloses the head of the victim, with a ‘curb-plate’ with a spike placed ...
Seabridge Park, Clayton
Seabridge Park is located between Seabridge Community Centre and Seabridge Lane. It was constructed by the same company that built Westbury Park in the 1970s and 1980s, less than a kilometre away. Prior ...
Slum Clearance Area 13, Paradise Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A photograph of Paradise Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme taken in the mid 1930s.
This was one of the first areas to be demolished and its residents re-housed in new council housing. The terraced housing ...
Staffordshire Figure - Courtship
Staffordshire figure showing a man offering a reluctant lady a ring.
This figure is reflective of the changing attitudes towards marriage at the beginning of the 19th century, with families becoming ...
Teddy Bear Tea Party
The teddy bear gained its name due to an story about the U.S President Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr Roosevelt was invited on a bear hunt by Governor Andrew H. Longino in 1902. After he was unable to kill ...
The Beeches, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Photograph of 'The Beeches' the former home of William Mellard.
William Mellard was the Mayor of Newcastle in 1912-13.
The Fanny Deakin Maternity Hospital, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Fanny Deakin Maternity Hospital was opened in 1947. It was named in recognition of the fight of local Labour politician, Fanny Deakin, for the welfare of young children and expectant mothers.
View of cottages on Church Lane, Wolstanton
View of cottages on Church Lane before they were demolished.
Located opposite Grange Lane (the reoad going towards the A500 and ASDA).
Wedding Party, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A 'wedding breakfast' held for the couple seated at the head of the table. This photograph is quite unusual and gives a good insight into the furnishings and decorations of an ordinary Edwardian home.
Wedding photo of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the wedding group photograph of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks (centre). Reginald Tivey had worked as an elephant hunter in Africa before joining the 9th North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. ...
Wooden Doll
Wood has been used to make dolls for centuries.
This is a fairly modern doll made in the later half of the 20th century
World War II Evacuee's doll
Baby ‘John’ was an evacuee’s doll belonging to a little girl named Sheila.
She was evacuated to the area to escape the bombs at Tilbury Docks. She lived with a family in Blythe Bridge and went to a ...