Ebenezer Church and Manse, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Ebenezer Methodist Church was built in 1858 to replace an earlier chapel.
This photograph shows the church in 1910 when it was very well used. However by the early 1970s with the congregation falling ...
Ebenezer Methodist Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This watercolour signed by Alf Fallows and dated 2001 depicts the Ebenezer Methodist Church in Newcastle-under-Lyme as it would have been around the year 1907. The church is the prominent two storey building ...
Ebenezer School, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of Ebenezer School and Community Meeting Hall.
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, ...
Engine and Guards Van, Newcastle-under-Lyme Station.
A steam train thunders through Newcastle station. The engine is an Ivatt Class 4, built by the LMS from 1947.
Newcastle railway station was situated off King Street, across from the Borough Arms Hotel. ...
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 ...
Fire Appliances, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A scene of crowds gathered to see a display of a new Merryweather and Shand Mason fire appliance taken in the High street. Firemen can be seen amongst the crowd in their uniforms.
The Castle Hotel ...
Fire at the Sutherland Arms, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Sutherland Arms was built on Blackfriars Road in 1790. It has been known by a few different names such as the Stafford Arms or the Gower Arms, and was rebuilt in 1938.
The building was empty and ...
Focus Travel Agents, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
As foreign holidays became more affordable, travel agents started appearing on the High Street to meet the growing demand. At the time of writing (December 2024) the building is used as Castle Express ...
Foden Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of numbers 9 to 19 Foden Street, Newcastle-under -Lyme. These houses were considered to be slums and were demolished following the Housing Act of 1930.
There is a noticeable lack of cars on ...
Former Marson’s Garage, Wolstanton
This was formerly the site of B.S. Marson's Garage, retirement flats were later built on this site. Marson's are a family run business and has been a staple in Newcastle-under-Lyme for over six decades. ...
Former Midlands Electricity Board power station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the former power station that served the Midlands Electricity Board (MEB), the electricity board that provided for the midlands area. The MEB functioned from 1947 to 1990 when it was sold to ...
Former Midlands Electricity Board power station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the former power station that served the Midlands Electricity Board (MEB), the electricity board that provided for the midlands area. The MEB functioned from 1947 to 1990 when it was sold to ...
Former Sisters of Mercy RC Convent, Silversdale Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Sisters of Mercy were founded by an Irish Catholic called Catherine McAuley in Dublin in 1831. She dedicated her life and inheritance to helping the poor.
This particular convent was founded in ...
Frederick H. Burgess Agricultural Company, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the now defunct Frederick H. Burgess Agricultural Company store on Friar Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. They were a major ironmonger and agricultural supply chain founded in 1900 in Eccleshall. ...
Froghall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Froghall was an area which lay between Holborne and Bridge street. As with Ashley Square, this was another housing black spot, these houses eventually being cleared and residents moved into new council ...
Front of houses on Bath Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows numbers 12 to 30 Bath Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
All of these houses and many more on that street were a subject to demolition following the Housing Act 1930.
This street ...
Front view of Factory Yard, Silverdale
Houses on Factory Yard, Silverdale. These houses were demolished as part of the slum clearances undertaken in Newcastle-under-Lyme under the provisions of the Housing Act, 1930.