A "Staffordshire Sentinel" : St. Margaret's, Wolstanton
A watercolour by Harry Barnard with fields in the foreground, church and houses in the distance.
A polite encounter, Wolstanton
A watercolour by R.M. Colley, looking towards St. Margaret's Church, Wolstanton. St. Margaret's Church is depicted here in its pre 1858 state. Between 1858 and 1860 the church was altered by Gilbert Scott ...
Aerial view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre
This photograph shows many areas of the town that have now been developed. The central area of this photograph has changed a great deal, with the building of the Civic Offices and Sainsbury's. Also the ...
Baptist Church, London Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a view of a tranquill London road, with hardly any traffic, leaving pedestrians to cross the road easily and safely. The building on the right hand side is that of the Baptist Church. This church ...
Baptist Church, London Road/Vessey Terrace, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This iron church was opened in 1871 on what was then a very quiet London Road. Membership gradually rose and in 1914 the foundation stone was laid for a new chapel, which still stood on the corner of ...
Bell Ringers Jug, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Bellringer jugs are rare. Some have the names of the bellringers inscribed on the side.
Bellringer jugs were traditionally used by the churches bell-ringers to quench their thirst. Customarily the ...
Bell Ringers Jug, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Bell ringing can be thirsty work and in order to give the ringers the strength to carry on a tradition was established to pay them with ale!
This jug is made of earthenware and is quite large, measuring ...
Betley Church
An oil painting by Stuart Stevenson, commissioned for the Millennium by Newcastle-under-Lyme Museum and Art Gallery. This atmospheric painting depicts St. Margaret's church at Betley. The church dates ...
Blackfriars Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View from Pool Dam of the Higherland Methodist Church by Reginald Haggar with the Orme School to the right.
Brunswick Chapel, Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the north front of Brunswick Chapel, which was located on Brunswick Street. The chapel was built in the 1860s in the Gothic style with bands of blue brick, on land given by a local coach builder, ...
Bull's Bank, Lower Street , Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph of Bull's Bank off Lower Street and behind St. Giles' Church is typical of the crowded housing that existed in some areas of Newcastle-under-Lyme until the late 1960s.
The cramped ...
Church Street and Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The area in the foreground of this photograph has changed greatly through the years and this scene was not recognisable in 2002. The shops are, from left to right, John Hamrouse, Grocer, Thomas Sproston, ...
Church Street, Audley
The church visible at the end of the street is that of St. James. The church was largely built in the 14th century though it was restored by Scott in the mid 19th century. It contains many monuments including ...
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph from 1930 shows detail of the old properties at the rear of Church Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Rising up behind the properties the medieval tower of St. Giles' Church can be seen.
Ebenezer Chapel, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This print produced in 1858 by Buckler is of the Ebenezer Methodist Chapel in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The chapel was built in 1858 to replace an earlier chapel. In the early 1970s with the congregation ...
Ebenezer Church and Manse, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Ebenezer Methodist Church was built in 1858 to replace an earlier chapel.
This photograph shows the church in 1910 when it was very well used. However by the early 1970s with the congregation falling ...
Ebenezer Methodist Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This watercolour signed by Alf Fallows and dated 2001 depicts the Ebenezer Methodist Church in Newcastle-under-Lyme as it would have been around the year 1907. The church is the prominent two storey building ...
General view of Audley
This view was taken from the top of St James' church roof and is looking out towards the Wedgwood monument. St. James' is a very old church and was largely built in the 14th century.
Audley is an ancient ...