A Boy Scout’s hat, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This Boy Scouts cap was made by Umbro and worn by Peter Bradshaw during the 1960's.
Albion Football Team, Chesterton
Photograph of the Albion Football Team.
Basford Scouts, camping in Hanchurch Woods
Robert Baden-Powell set up the scouting movement in 1908 after a successful camp teaching boys important skills, and releasing a book called ‘Scouting for Boys’. By the end of 1908, there were 60,000 ...
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 ...
Bomb damage, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Chesterton Salvation Army pictured amongst ruined buildings after a bombing raid on Chesterton during World War Two.
Borough Charter of Queen Victoria, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Municipal Corporations Act, 1835 regulated local authorities.
Before the act a small number of burgesses chose the councillors and local magistrates (someone who administered the law).
From ...
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I
This is Newcastle-under-Lyme’s oldest surviving charter.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
King Henry II gave Newcastle ...
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Medieval Confirmation of the Gild Merchant Charters
Newcastle was granted a ‘Gild Merchant Charter’ by King Henry III in 1235.
A charter is a formal document granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
The original ...
Borough Police Force, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Borough Police Force are here seen pictured with the Mayor of Newcastle, William Mellard. They are outside Mellard's home, The Beeches, which stood on Liverpool Road (now the site of a bus depot). ...
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Plan of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme with the whole of the lands held in trust by the Burgesses, surveyed by Robert Malabar. Alterations to Church Districts are drawn on map by hand in red and ...
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme and was made by Richard Malabar.
Over 800 years ago the King granted the town a Royal Charter, and it became a Borough. ...
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme and was made by Richard Malabar.
Over 800 years ago the King granted the town a Royal Charter, and it became a Borough. ...
Cancer Research Shop, Kidsgrove
A photograph of what was possibly the opening of the Cancer Research shop. We have some of the names of those pictured. From left to right Mrs Burston, Mr H Heath, Mr Cooke, ? Abbott, Mrs Nora Salt, ? ...
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Church Street at the corner of Merrial Street and High Street during demolition. Pictured are the Talbot Hotel and Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield's School of Dance. Edna Duffield and Syd Perkin were national ...
Corporation Cottages, Castle Hill Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Corporation Cottages date from 1915 and were the first council houses in Newcastle. They were built as a result of a campaign led by John Mayer, the first Labour representitive on the Borough Council.
Cripples Guild Carnival float, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A float from the 'Cripples Guild' decorated for a carnival, pictured in Nelson Place.
The Potteries Cripples' Guild was started in 1900, and in 1907 became the Duchess of Sutherlands Cripples' Guild.
Metalwork ...
Development of Newcastle-under-Lyme Map
This map shows the planned extension of Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough with the agreed modifications to roads and land use.
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