The interior of St. Giles' Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme, prior to the 1876 rebuild
This photograph shows the Georgian interior of St.Giles' Church in Newcastle that was demolished in 1873 and rebuilt as the church that we know today by 1876. This photograph is taken from the apse at ...
The Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1920 this photograph shows the Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The busy street is awash with transport, from the old fashioned handcart on the right of the picture to the cars parked by the ...
The junction of Red Lion Square and Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1895 this photograph shows the shops that lined the junction between Red Lion Square and Merrial Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The shop to the left of the photograph is Pearson's clothing. ...
The Mock Mayor, of Newcastle-under-Lyme by Robert William Buss
The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844.
Scene on the market cross when the townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme held their own election of a 'mock' mayor in parody of the ...
The 'New Castle' by Chris Haynes
To celebrate the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme receiving its first royal charter, in 2023 local artist Chris Haynes painted the medieval landscape of the borough and Manor of Newcastle as ...
The Old Bank House, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph taken in 1935 shows the exterior of the Old Bank House on the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In the photograph the building houses The National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. Prior ...
The Old Borough Treasurers , Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This oil painting signed and dated by Jack Clarkson in 1965 depicts the three storey Georgian building that was the Borough Treasurers offices until 1965. The red bricks and arched windows of Jubilee ...
The Old Police Station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Watercolour by Alf Fallows depicting the old Police Station in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The pale cream buildings of the Police Station can be seen to the right and centre of the painting behind the Market ...
The Placemate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Placemate was a local nightspot. It opened in 1969 and later became known as Maxim's.
There has been a public house on the site since the 19th century, when it was called The Pomona Inn. Several ...
The Plaza Cinema, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Plaza Cinema, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme, showing 'Last of the Mohicans'. Before opening as a picture house in 1910 this building was the Newcastle and Pottery Theatre.Mr Beresford purchased ...
The Plough, Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Holborn area has now totally changed, with the ring road going through it. Here the local public house The Plough can be seen as the end of a terrace.
The Rectory, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1698 Sir John Leveson-Gower granted a plot of land at the east end of the Ironmarket in trust for the benefit of the then curate of Newcastle-under-Lyme and his successors. A house and barn were built ...
The Rutland, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A pen ink and coloured wash by John Whessell of the Rutland public house, Red Lion Square.
The Salvation Army Citadel, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the Salvation Army Citadel on Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The building was demolished in the late 1970s or early 1980s, not long after this photograph was taken.
The new Salvation ...
The Stones, Newcastle Market
Watercolour of the High Street and the Guild Hall by Reginald G. Haggar with market stalls in the foreground.
The Stones, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre from the bottom of the High Street. The large building in the centre of the photograph is The Guildhall which was built in 1713. Originally, ...
The Stones, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This early photograph shows the busy market in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The reason for the market aquiring the name "The Stones" is evident from the cobbled foreground of the picture. The area outside The ...
The White House, Clayton Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The 'White House' was owned by Alboin Birks, the ceramics artist. Later it became the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Madge and Tom Tivey. Tom Tivey served in Mesopotamia during World War One where ...