Mow Cop Castle wrapped for restoration work, Mow Cop
Mow Cop Castle is a folly (false) castle built on top of Mow Cop hill and marks the county line between Staffordshire and Cheshire. It was built in 1754 by Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall, as both a summerhouse ...
Primitive Methodist Memorial Chapel, Mow Cop
The Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1841 and opened in 1860. It had to be partially rebuilt in 1882 due to storm damage. It was built to commemorate the beginnings of Primitive Methodism which ...
John Williams, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Williams wearing ceremonial robes and chains of office, carrying a ceremonial 'wand'.
Williams was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1870-1871.
Photographer: John S. Milton, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme...
Poster for 'Wakes Week', Newcastle-under-Lyme
'Wakes Week' was originally a religious celebration that became a secular tradition, especially in northern industrial towns post Industrial Revolution. Factories would close for a week or two and give ...
Poster for 'Wakes Week', Newcastle-under-Lyme
A Newcastle-under-Lyme poster from 1847 announcing Queen Victoria's order to reinstate the 'ancient sports and pastimes of their forefathers', inspired by the Scottish Highland games she enjoyed watching.
The ...
Ralph Mosley, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ralph Mosley was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1866 to 1887. He owned a draper’s shop on Newcastle High Street and lived with his family at The Firs, which is now the home of the Brampton Museum ...
James Lovatt and wife, Newcastle-under-Lyme
James Lovatt stands with his wife and two dogs pictured in their home, Brampton Hill. Lovatt was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1909-1910.
Dimsdale Hall, Newcastle under Lyme
A painting by Chris Haynes of a reconstruction of the hall and barn taken from old photographs. The hall dated back to the the 16th century and was originally the home of the Brett family. The half timbered ...
Bus drivers’ uniforms made at Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme
New design of bus drivers' uniforms made for Potteries Motor Transport by J Hammond & Co at Enderley Mills in 1968.
Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture ...
James Callaghan at Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Prime Minister James Callaghan on a visit to Enderley Mills.
Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture of uniforms. At the time of Stanway's ownership ...
Junction between Stubbs' Gate and London Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A very tranquil scene at the road junction between London Road and Stubbs' Gate. Note the lack of a solid road surface. Tarmac was not used in the town centre until about 1930, and does not appear in ...
Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The village of Chesterton at the crossroads between Castle Street, Wolstanton Road and London Road. Loomer Road had yet to be constructed. A large roundabout regulates the traffic between these roads ...
Penkhull Street, heading towards its junction with Stubbs' Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An almost unrecognisable scene compared to today's landscape.
At the top-left of the image, you can just about make out the roof of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church on the adjoining London Road.
The ...
Newcastle College, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle College, as it used to exist before its relocation to new premises on Knutton Lane in 2010. The old college ran alongside the intersection between Lower Street and Liverpool Road. The site is ...
Seabridge Park, Clayton
Seabridge Park is located between Seabridge Community Centre and Seabridge Lane. It was constructed by the same company that built Westbury Park in the 1970s and 1980s, less than a kilometre away. Prior ...
Aerial View of Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A very different landscape to that of the present. Note the fork in the road to the right of the image - that is the junction between Northwood Lane and Clayton Road, the site of a roundabout today connecting ...
Clayton Fields,Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view across Clayton Fields, prior to the construction of Westbury Park. Aside from Bunny Hill and Rowley Wood in the distance, the landscape in this image has been transformed since the 1970s by the ...
London Road and Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A very different scene to the oftentimes busy London Road of today. Note in particular the lack of a solid road surface and the horse and cart parked in Stubbs Gate (middle-left of image).