Apedale Ironworks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
General view of Apedale Ironworks.
Blast Furnace workers, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Abraham Parker put the first furnace at Apedale into blast in 1789. The works passed through a number of owners until 1890 when the Midland Coal, Coke and Iron Company was formed and took the ironworks ...
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 ...
Brittain's Foundry Workers, Chesterton
At this time Brittain's Hope Foundry stood in Dragon Square, Chesterton, and had done since 1870, but it has since been demolished.
Knutton Forge, Silverdale
Workers from Knutton Forge standing in front of the Forge buildings. Knutton Forge was an important manufacturing site with around 60 puddling furnaces and 5 rolling mills. The Forge was opened in 1851 ...
Newcastle Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a map of Newcastle Gardens, possibly drawn up when the Sneyd family was selling land. The red dots on the map shows the quantity in yards. Other measurements on the map are in acres, rods and ...