Orme Girls' School, Victorian Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Orme Girls School was founded in 1876 and attracted pupils from a wide area, some travelled in by train while others boarded in the area. The school was originally only designed for one hundred girls ...
Newcastle High School, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle High School was built in 1876 and was formed by the previous amalgamation of Newcastle Grammar School and the Orme School. It was intended for those who were able to pay tuition fees of about ...
Beeston's Vaults, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Beeston's Vaults still stood in 2002 when it was known as the Wine Vaults. The building dates to before 1700 and has a timber framed structure. The pub was run by the Beeston family from the 1860s to ...
Pool Dam Branch Railway, Pool Dam, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An old steam train is pictured here travelling down the Pool Dam Branch railway. The railway was built as an industrial line to connect the Silverdale mines and ironworks with Pool Dam, originally, so ...
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 ...