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West Brampton Bridge, Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The West Brampton Bridge, Level Crossing and Brampton sidings signal box, ready for removal in the late 1960's. The railway line, which originally went from Stoke to Newcastle was opened in 1852, with ...

Line of track and old canal, Water Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph shows the line of the old railway and canal, with the buildings of the railway goods yard on the left. The road on the right hand side is Water Street and the tall building is the Police ...

Enderley Mill, Enderley Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture of uniforms. At the time of Stanway's ownership the Mill was viewed as a model one by the Government Inspector, ...

Madeley Pool Mill, Madeley

A view of Madeley Pool looking over towards the Mill. The rural nature of Madeley can be seen, with fields and farms in the background. The centre of the village has changed very little over time, with ...

Whitmore Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Whitmore Hall is a timber framed house that was enlarged and encased in brick in the 16th century. The Hall has been owned by the Mainwaring family for hundreds of years. The sanitaryware pioneer Thomas ...

Aerial view of Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Gas Holder and Smithfield Cattle market, demolished in the mid 1990s, can be seen in the bottom left hand corner of this photograph. Safeway supermarket were occupying this site in 2002. The building ...

Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Apedale looking towards the Wedgwood monument, prior to it being damaged in a storm. The Wedgwood Monument was erected in 1850 and was a memorial to John Wedgwood (1760-1839) who had been a local colliery ...

Octocentenary Royal Visit, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth is pictured during her visit to Newcastle in May 1973. In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter which gave Newcastle ...

Wolstanton Marsh, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A view of Wolstanton taken from the marsh. St. Margaret's Church at Wolstanton can be seen in the background. This postcard shows how close the village and countryside were, with cows grazing on fields ...

Holborn Old Paper Mill demolition, Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Possibly taken during the demolition of the old paper mill at Holborn, before the new one was constructed. Holborn Paper Mill was owned by the Lamb family for over a century until about 1928. The mill ...

Miss Beardmore's private school, Wolstanton

Peace celebrations at Miss Beardmore's School in Wolstanton. All the children are dressed in their best clothes to celebrate the end of the Boer War.

Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This view, taken down Lower Street looking south, has been greatly changed. This photograph was clearly taken before work began on turning Lower Street into a dual carriageway, as part of the by-pass ...

Harrison's Birthplace, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken at the rear of Major-General Thomas Harrison's Birthplace. Thomas Harrison was born in 1606 and became one of the countries leading army officers. He had a close relationship with Oliver Cromwell ...

Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

An oil painting by Henry Lark Pratt of Red Lion Square, that shows the close relation between the town and country at the time. The tower of St. Giles' church can be seen in the background. At this time ...

King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

An oil painting of King Street, by Henry Lark Pratt. The view is looking down towards the centre of the town and the tower of St. Giles' Church can just be made out with a flag flying from the top of ...

The Chapel in Silverdale Cemetery, Newcastle-under-Lyme

An oil painting by Alan Scott, commissioned for the Millennium by Newcastle-under-Lyme Museum and Art Gallery. Silverdale Chapel still remained in the cemetery in 2002 and was built from tin.

A Town on Millennium Eve, Newcastle-under-Lyme

An oil painting by Tim Lloyd, commissioned for the Millennium by Newcastle-under-Lyme Museum and Art Gallery. The painting contains images of people celebrating Millennium's Eve in Newcastle and contains ...

View of Newcastle-under-Lyme from Clayton fields

A drawing of a panoramic view of Newcastle from Clayton, by J. Buckler. The close relation between the town and the countryside can be seen in this drawing, with livestock being kept on fields in the ...