Apedale road, Chesterton
This postcard shows the corner of Audley Road and Apedale Road with the Eagle and Child on the corner. Note the very traditional clothes the children are wearing, of pinafores, straw bonnets, and cloth ...
Beeston's Vaults, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Beeston's Vaults still stood in 2002 when it was known as the Wine Vaults. The building dates to before 1700 and has a timber framed structure. The pub was run by the Beeston family from the 1860s to ...
Guildhall and Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Watercolour signed by Alf Fallows and dated 1995 depicting the Guildhall clock and tower in Newcastle-under-Lyme with market stall canopies in front.
Guildhall Clock, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A nostalgic watercolour by Alf Fallows. Signed and dated 2001 this painting shows the Guildhall and its clock tower at the centre of the picture with a tramway and wide pavement to the front. The shops ...
Hanging Gate Pub, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of Liverpool Road and the former 'Hanging Gate,' which was demolished in 1930-31.
High Street / Ironmarket Junction, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1924 this photograph shows the cobbled junction between the High Street and the Ironmarket. Looking down the Ironmarket on the left hand side from the foreground: Lloyds Bank Limited stands on ...
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This early photograph was taken looking north along Newcastle-under-Lyme High Street in 1901.
Hinds Vaults, Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1960 this photograph shows the Hinds Vaults Public House located on the corner of Lad Lane in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The barrel sign above the doorway indicates to passers by that it is a pub. ...
Hinds Vaults, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Hinds Vaults was located at the corner of Red Lion Square and Lad Lane. This scene was changed with the building of York Place, though Lad Lane remains.
Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The name of Ironmarket no doubt came from the fact that Newcastle was a centre of ironmaking in the 14th century. The black and white frontage of 'The George and Dragon' can just about be made out about ...
Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of Ironmarket from outside the Queen's Gardens.
Market Hall, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The covered market hall, seen here on the right was built in 1854, in order to supplement the portable street markets that took place outside, and was demolished in 1961. Arthur Morgan, probably a tobacconsit's, ...
Men outside the Roebuck Inn, Kidsgrove
This photograph was taken during the General Strike of 1926. The TUC called a strike to try to prevent wage reductions and worsening of conditions for coal miners. The strike lasted for 9 days between ...
Milehouse Inn, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Milehouse Inn stood on the corner of Liverpool Road and Milehouse Lane. The Inn was built in 1813 and was demolished in 1932. In its time it was a popular stopping place for people travelling along ...
Old Bull's Head Inn, Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of the Old Bull's Head Inn in Lad Lane.
The core of the pub is believed to date from the early 17th Century, the typical outside timbers which would have dating from this period were covered ...
Old Vine Inn, Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the Old Vine Inn with possibly George Rowe, landlord, in foreground.
Outside the Spread Eagle, Newcastle under Lyme
Dancers and a barrel organ outside The Spread Eagle, Penkhull Street on Hospital Saturday. The Spread Eagle can be traced back to 1832. Its name was changed to The Blackfriar in 1977 due to its proximity ...
People behind the bar at the King's Head, High Street, Kidsgrove
We know the names of three of the people behind the bar - Lily Southall, Mrs Davis and Joe Davis. The Davis's may have been the landlord and landlady. The sign behind the bar read 'You may telephone from ...