St James' the Great Church, Audley
This parish church was founded by 1233. The church today dates to the late fourteenth century with the usual Victorian renovations and 'improvements' by George Gilbert Scott betwween 1846-56. The house ...
Miles Green, Audley
This view by Thomas Warham looks towards Boon Hill and Peggy's Bank. Miles Green was formerly Mees Green. This name might come from the Old English for moss, mees; it may be a reference to the Mee family ...
Hougher Wall, Audley
This postcard of a photograph by Thomas Warham shows an area known as Hougher Wall. The name is preserved in the Hougher Wall Road. A 'hough' is a knoll or hill and 'wall' is a corruption of well.
Kent Hills/Nantwich Road, Audley
This beauitful rural scene was taken by Thomas Warham. The Kent Hills is an area of small hills to the north-west of Audley. This view is looking back towards Audley.
Wesleyan Brotherhood, Audley
Members of the brotherhood outside the doors of the Wesleyan Chapel that stood on Chapel Street.
Quarry Road/Nantwich Road, Audley
This photograph by Thomas Warham shows Nantwich Road, also called Quarry Road. The first quarrying of sand and gravel in the area was by Charley Edwards, the owner of the nearby Firs Farm, in 1929. The ...
Wesleyan Chapel, Audley
This large chapel, which was built in 1876, stood on Chapel Street. It could seat 725 worshippers. The building to its left was a school and was later the dining area for Ravensmead School. Both the chapel ...
Nantwich Road, Audley
An unmetalled road looking back towards Audley. Audley Old Hall is just visible in the distance. This photograph was taken by Thomas Warham of Audley.
Audley Old Hall
The view shows the Old Hall on the junction between Wilbraham's Walk and Nantwich Road. This timber built house was built in the fourteenth or fifteenth century and was the seat of the Vernons at some ...
Castle Hill, Audley
A view looking from Church Street towards Castle Hill by Thomas Warham. The building behind the trees was once Castle Hill Farmhouse, built in 1870. In 1930 it became the offices of Audley District Urban ...
Wood Lane, Audley
A view of Wood Lane taken by Thomas Warham of Audley.The lane is a former route which links Audley with Woodhouse Farm, now Apedale Road.
The visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Audley
The royal cars carrying the Royal party leaving Audley en route to Etruria. The cars have just passed under railway bridge at Bignall End. The Boy's Bridage were the atendant guards of honour and the ...
Boon Hill, Audley
The bottom of Boon Hill Road at its junction with Bignall End Road. Audley Station can just be seen on the right and the chimneys of Diglake Colliery are seen through the trees.
Boon Hill, Audley
A view of Boon Hill taken by photographer Thomas Warham of Audley. The entrance to the cricket ground is on the site of the white cottage. Boon Hill was a hamlet settled by nailmakers in the eighteenth ...
Old Road and Chapel Street, Bignall End
A view looking east from Castle Hill, Audley of Old Road and Chapel Street. The Methodist Chapel and school can clearly be seen.This is now Ravensmead School. The chimneys of Audley Colliery can be seen ...
Station Road, Bignall End
A view looking west towards Audley along Station Road, now New Road by Thomas Warham of Audley.
Station Road, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view looking east from Audley towards Bignall End. This road is now called New Road. This photograph was taken by Thomas Warham of Audley.
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.