Clayton Hall Grammar School for Girls blazer, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This was a blazer belonging to Jane E. Bradshaw.
It was worn during the 1960's and bought from Henry White's.
Miniature portrait of John Brougham, junior born in Betley 1791
This is a miniature portrait of John Brougham, the son of John and Elizabeth Brougham.
He was born in Betley in 1791 and married Maria Tittensor in Leeds in 1824 and they had nine children together. ...
Miniature portrait of Elizabeth Brougham born in Wybunbury Cheshire 1769
This is a miniature portrait of Elizabeth Brougham who married John Brougham, a tax officer at St Giles Church Newcastle-under-Lyme. She was born Elizabeth Hall in Wynbury, Cheshire on the 14th May 1769 ...
Miniature portrait of John Brougham, senior born in Burslem 1757
This is a miniature profile of a man thought to be John Brougham, a tax officer.
He was born in 1757 and died sometime around the late 1820s or early 1830s.
Much of this information comes from the ...
Joseph Griffith, Mayor and Town Clerk of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joseph Griffith wearing robes and chains of office. Griffith was Town Clerk and Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1881-1882.
Thomas Peake Heath, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Thomas Peake Heath standing in ceremonial robes. Heath was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1880-1881
A studio portrait taken by Edwin Harrison of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861.
A studio head and shoulders portrait by Edwin Harrison of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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.
Clayton Hall Grammar School for Girls, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The sports hall of Clayton Hall Grammar School. Clayton Hall was the family home of the local landowners (Booth-Lovatt) until 1939 when it became a training base for the Fleet Air Arm. In 1947 the borough ...
Clayton Hall Grammar School for Girls, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An assembly being held at Clayton Grammar School for Girls. The hall had originally been a family home of the Lovatt-Booths (the local landowners) until 1939 when it was used a training base for the ...
C. Capener's Butchers Shop Abattoir, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Charles Capener's abattoir that supplied the butcher's shop on the High Street. This picture was taken somewhere around the 1920's
C. Capener's Butchers Shop Abattoir, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Charles Capener's abattoir for the butchers shop on the High Street. This photo was taken sometime during the 1920's.
C. Capener's Butchers Shop, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is Charles Capener's Butchers on Newcastle-under-Lyme's High Street, sometime during the 1920's.
C. Capener's Butchers Shop, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is Charles Capener's Butchers shop on Newcastle High Street, during the 1920s
Maternity and Child Welfare Outing, Silverdale
This 'maternity and child welfare outing' was a day trip arranged by the local government. It was intended to get mothers and children out of the house and give them a chance to socialise with their peers....
Fanny Deakin's 80th Birthday Party, Silverdale
Fanny Deakin was a Labour councillor who campaigned for better maternity care. She was also involved in the early miner's strikes and protests. She is remembered through her maternity home (opened in ...
Fanny Deakin, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Fanny Deakin was a Labour then Communist councillor for Newcastle-under-Lyme. She fought for better maternity care and equality after growing up poverty stricken in Silverdale. Over the course of her ...
Mrs J Lovatt handing over the deeds of Mow Cop to the National Trust, Mow Cop
Mow Cop Castle was originally built as a folly (false) castle by Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall in 1754. It was used by the family as a summerhouse, and a focus of his wife's paintings. It also marks the ...