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 ...
Salvation Army Building, Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Oil painting by Doreen Fletcher showing the blue door to the former Salvation Army building on Bridge Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The door was reached by ascending seven stairs. Notice the yellow ...
Shabti Egyptian Figures, c.2000-330 BC
A Shabti is a small figurine, usually in the shape of a mummified person that would have been placed in tombs for the dead to re-activate them for servants.
Shabti have evolved throughout Ancient ...
St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the rear of St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme. This view includes the former Comet building.
The Sisters of Mercy began their ministry in Newcastle-under-Lyme ...