Outside the Spread Eagle, Newcastle under Lyme
Dancers and a barrel organ outside The Spread Eagle, Penkhull Street on Hospital Saturday. The Spread Eagle can be traced back to 1832. Its name was changed to The Blackfriar in 1977 due to its proximity ...
The Roebuck, Chesterton
This pub was an Allsops of Burton house until it merged with Ind Coope Ltd in 1934. The pub is still the Roebuck today. (2020)
Men outside the Roebuck Inn, Kidsgrove
This photograph was taken during the General Strike of 1926. The TUC called a strike to try to prevent wage reductions and worsening of conditions for coal miners. The strike lasted for 9 days between ...
The Lamb, Kidsgrove
This pub was on the corner of Lamb Street and Heathcote Street. It had a large assembly room upstairs. The building has now been converted into dwellings (2020).
The Old Vine Inn, Bridge Street, Newcastle under Lyme
Exterior view of the Old Vine Inn which stood facing Froghall. The building was demolished to make way for a Kwik Save supermarket and which is now (2020) a Jumbo soft play centre.
The Mason's Arms, Knutton
This pub still stands on the corner of High Street and Cemetery Road, Knutton.
The Lord Nelson Inn, Higherland, Newcastle under Lyme
The Lord Nelson had been on the Higherland since 1834, albeit in an earlier building. The building pictures still stands today but has been significantly altered and is the Bilash restaurant and Asha ...
The London Road Inn, Newcastle under Lyme
This pub on the corner of London Road and Occupation street is now Gostos restaurant.
The Little Crown, Newcastle under Lyme
This pub stood on Castle Hill Road, Dunkirk. The building still stands but it is now (2020) occupied by a day nursery.
People behind the bar at the King's Head, High Street, Kidsgrove
We know the names of three of the people behind the bar - Lily Southall, Mrs Davis and Joe Davis. The Davis's may have been the landlord and landlady. The sign behind the bar read 'You may telephone from ...
Funeral of Mrs Mary Weir and her daughter Margaret Weir in Kidsgrove
Widow, Mrs Mary Weir, her four year old daughter and their seventeen year old maid Ellen Hambleton were murdered by Karl Karmer during a robbery on 2 October 1911. Kramer was tried at Stafford Assizes ...
Wesleyan Chapel Young Men's Sunday School Improvement Club at Mow Cop
A group of parishioners from St Thomas' Church, The Avenue, Kidsgrove
This photograph was taken in front of the Wade Memorial School (now the Wade Centre) which you can see just behind the hedge. The clock tower of St Thomas' Church on the Avenue can be seen behind that....
Primitive Methodist Choir, Kidsgrove
The choir in 1926/7. The Primitive Methodists were established a stone's throw from Kidsgrove in Mow Cop in 1807.
Opening of Kidsgrove Regional Branch Library
The library was opened on 12 March 1966 by Councillor J Cooney, Vice Chairman of the County Council
Cancer Research Shop, Kidsgrove
A photograph of what was possibly the opening of the Cancer Research shop. We have some of the names of those pictured. From left to right Mrs Burston, Mr H Heath, Mr Cooke, ? Abbott, Mrs Nora Salt, ? ...
Civil Defence Group, World War II, Kidsgrove
A group photograph of the Civil Defence Group including Air Raid Wardens, nurses and First Aiders (FAP).