Fanny Deakin and A J Cook, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Fanny Deakin is pictured here A J Cook, trade unionist and miners' leader. This photograph may well have been taken during the General Strike of 1926, when they led a march of 200 or 300 miners through ...
Fanny Deakin with Mike Booth, Silverdale
Born Fanny Rebecca Davenport in the mining village of Silverdale in 1883, into a large, poor family, Fanny Deakin was a trailblazing activist and politician who sought to right the injustices and inequalities ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fine Saturday Afternoon Football Club, Chesterton
Photograph of Chesterton FSA (Fine Saturday Afternoon) FC.
George V and Queen Mary visit Newcastle-under-Lyme
King George V and Queen Mary are pictured here with the Mayor of Newcastle, William Mellard, on the dais in Nelson Place, enjoying a civic welcome to the town. The King and Queen visited North Staffordshire ...
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The tram lines visible in the centre of this photograph give the date of pre 1928, when the trams were removed from Newcastle. On the far right hand side can be seen the shop of W. Parton, a professional ...
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The tall building on the left hand side of this photograph was the original covered Market Hall. The Hall was built in 1854, in order to supplement the portable street markets that took place outside, ...
Hospital Saturday market stall outside the Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A stall raising funds for Hospital Saturday, situated at the back of the Guildhall. At the time many hospitals, including the North Staffordshire Infirmary and Eye Hospital at Hartshill were supported ...
Hospital Saturday Procession, Church Street, Audley
This scene shows a Procession down Church Street in Audley on Hospital Saturday in about 1912. At the time many hospitals, including the North Staffordshire Infirmary and Eye Hospital at Hartshill were ...
Hospital Saturday, Church street, Audley
Hospital Saturday in Audley with a procession going down Church Street. At the time many hospitals, including the North Staffordshire Infirmary and Eye Hospital at Hartshill were supported by voluntary ...
Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the Ironmarket taken from Nelson Place. The building seen on the far right hand side was a private house which was demolished in 1930. The Silverdale Equitable Industrial Co-operative Society ...
Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mason's the cabinet maker can be seen on the far left of the Ironmarket, with D. Read, the grocers next door. The view is looking down towards the Municipal Hall which was built between 1888 and 1890, ...
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.
John Gallimore, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1879-1880
John Hand, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Hand wearing robes and chains of office. He was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1883-1884.
A studio portrait taken by Edwin Harrison of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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.
Jubilee Baths, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme has had a swimming pool since 1852, originally known as the Public Baths and Wash Houses and mostly used for washing and relaxation, with men and women segregated. The King's Memorial ...