Queen Victoria's Statue, Station Walks, Newcastle-under Lyme
This statue of Queen Victoria was presented to the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1903 by Sir Alfred Haslam, and was unveiled by the Grand Duke Michael of the Russian Imperial family to celebrate the ...
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An afternoon's entertainment is pictured here in the Queen's Gardens.
The band in the bandstand is that of the Staffordshire Regiment. The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought ...
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, in order to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Queen's Theatre, Burslem
Originally the building was named Queen's Hall, the town hall for Burslem. By the time the building was completed in 1911 the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent had amalgamated and had become a city. As Stoke ...
Racecourse Cottages, Silverdale
These six cottages on Downing Street, Silverdale were demolished around 1936. There were a total of 16 people who lived in these houses, and on the photograph you can see four of them, most likely neighbours. ...
Railway at Pool Dam, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A derelict part of Pool Dam Branch railway, which was opened in 1850. The railway was built as an industrial line to connect the Silverdale mines and ironworks with Pool Dam, originally so that the freight ...
Raven's Lane, Bignall End
This view shows the Stationmaster's house and the entrance to the goods' yard. This photograph was taken by Thomas Warham of Audley.
Read Late Tilsley, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Rear of Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This signed watercolour by M.Stewart shows the rear of Liverpool Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme. A row of houses with television aerials make up the main picture with a paved area to the foreground on which ...
Rear of Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The old back streets of Newcastle-under-Lyme are portrayed in this photograph. This area of Merrial Street was demolished not long after this photograph was taken to make way for the new developments ...
Rear of Old Pomona Inn, Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Watercolour by Reginald Haggar (1905-1988)of Tudoresque buildings with the tower of St Giles' Church at back, figures and car to the left.
Rear of the Globe Hotel, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1965/6
This photograph taken in the mid 1960s shows the rear of the Globe Hotel in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This hotel had been one of the most important coaching inns in its heyday when around about 40 coaches ...
Rear view High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the rear view a part of the High Street. At the time the building housed Abbey National Building Society and Boots chemists. The Abbey National Building Society was absorbed into the Spanish ...
Rear view of Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the poor state of repair many of the older buildings in Newcastle-under-Lyme had reached by the 1960s. This building was demolished to make way for the deveopment of the Civic Offices....
Rear view of Rye Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows some back yards of houses on Rye Bank. Like many other houses identified for demolition at the time they appear very cramped with poor conditions for living. If you look at the ...
Rear View of the Municipal Hall, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is taken from Merrial Street.
In the foreground is the site of the Police Station (which closed in 2012) just prior to building work.
Rectory Chambers Newsagents, Ironmarket Newcastle-under-Lyme
This a newsagents located in Rectory Chambers, Ironmarket. Advertisements at the front of the shop include Lyons Maid ice cream and Corona drinks. At the time of writing (December 2024) the shop is still ...
Red Bull Corner, Kidsgrove
The building pictured here on the right was believed to have been a Coaching Inn. Coaches would have driven past the Inn probably on their way to Manchester and Liverpool. The building stood at this junction ...