King James II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1684 King Charles II forced Newcastle to surrender all its charters.
Charters were formal documents granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
This was recorded ...
King Charles II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649.
England had no king and became a commonwealth with Oliver Cromwell as the Lord protector.
After his death, King Charles II was restored to the throne. ...
Queen Elizabeth I Charter of Incorporation, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the Medieval and Tudor periods many towns received a Charter of Incorporation.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
The ...
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Medieval Confirmation of the Gild Merchant Charters
Newcastle was granted a ‘Gild Merchant Charter’ by King Henry III in 1235.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
The original ...
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 ...
Shelton Bar Steelworks, Stoke-on-Trent
The furnaces of the steelworks could never be fully put out during the blackouts of World War Two, making them a target for German bombers. It is possible that H.G. Wells took inspiration from the red ...
Shelton Bar Steelworks, Stoke-on-Trent
Shelton Bar, or Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Company, was begun in the 1830s by the 4th Earl of Granville and William Roden MP.
It was a roughly 400 acre site that, at its peak, employed 10,000 people, ...
The Sutherland Arms, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Sutherland Arms was built on Blackfriars Road around 1790. It has been known by a few different names such as the Stafford Arms or the Gower Arms and was rebuilt in 1938.
The building was scheduled ...
Fire at the Sutherland Arms, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Sutherland Arms was built on Blackfriars Road in 1790. It has been known by a few different names such as the Stafford Arms or the Gower Arms, and was rebuilt in 1938.
The building was empty and ...
The Smithfield Pub, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Smithfield pub later became Fat Pauly's. The building has since been demolished and the hand-painted pub sign ended up in the collections of the Brampton Museum and Art Gallery.
The 'Kwik Fit' Service Centre, Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
On the left of this photograph you can make out the side of the Blackfriars bakery, and on the right the Smithfield pub. The bakery and pub were demolished and the service centre later moved to Brunswick ...
Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In the background you can see Safeway Supermarket. Blackfriars bakery is in the foreground.
Smithfield Cattle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Smithfield Cattle Market was opened in 1871 and closed in the early 1990s. Before this, livestock was sold in the town centre. Heywoods and Sons, an estate agent, ran the auctions in the 1930s and ...
Glendale Training Centre, Newcastle-under Lyme
This was the Glendale Regional Training Centre. The company provided in skills such as forklift and lifting training. It was demolished along with the rest of the gasholder and Smithfield Market site ...
Former Midlands Electricity Board power station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the former power station that served the Midlands Electricity Board (MEB), the electricity board that provided for the midlands area. The MEB functioned from 1947 to 1990 when it was sold to ...
Former Midlands Electricity Board power station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the former power station that served the Midlands Electricity Board (MEB), the electricity board that provided for the midlands area. The MEB functioned from 1947 to 1990 when it was sold to ...
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 ...
St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the rear of St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme. This view includes the former Comet building.
The Sisters of Mercy began their ministry in Newcastle-under-Lyme ...