George Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of George Street looking towards Copes' motorcycle dealers.
Globe Hotel, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A coach pictured ready for the off standing outside the Globe Commercial Hotel. The building pictured was built in 1898 by Samuel Wilton and replaced a Georgian building. The hotel was an important posting ...
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1895 this early photgraph shows the High Street and Guildhall in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The area in the centre of the picture is cobbled and horses and carts can be seen, some carts acting as ...
Hubank's delivery, Hickman Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Hubank's delivery van is seen here being loaded up with fruit and vegetables in Hickman Street. William Hubank and Son were a greengrocers and florists and, at the time of this photograph, had two ...
Inauguration of the trams in the Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the inauguration of the first tram service to reach Newcastle. The service was run by the Potteries Electric Traction Company. All of the companies tram's were single-deckers, like ...
Johnson's Buses, Church Street, Audley
Johnson's Buses are pictured filled with people ready for the off outside Carryer's pawnbrokers shop. A Jeweller's can be seen on the right hand side of this photograph.
Paradise street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This removal from Paradise Street was one of the many slum clearances that took place around this time. These residents were moved to Beattie Avenue, and generally people were removed to modern council ...
Taxi in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove
A Smith and Sons taxi in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, taken in the 1920s. The taxi is just passing J. Dean the cloggers, who at the time also owned a grocers and undertakers. The most famous resident of Butt ...
The Railway Line behind St. Luke's Church, Silverdale
This photograph shows a train on the railway line in Silverdale, the former mining village that lies just outside Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Silverdale line was originally opened to serve Silverdale colliery ...