Bull's Bank, Lower Street , Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1935

Description: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 living conditions and poor sanitation gave rise to the cholera outbreaks of 1832 and 1849.
To the right of this picture a woman in a white apron stands with her arms folded, a man can be seen in the doorway to the far left. The cobbled alleyway and flight of steps came out in St. Giles church yard.

The A34 now runs through where these houses once stood.


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1840s
St. Giles' Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
St. Giles' Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Watercolour by John Whessell St. Giles' Church can be seen here as it existed between ...

1870s
St. Giles' Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
St. Giles' Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph was taken by Edwin Harrison, a prominent local photographer at the ...

1900s
Wedding Party, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wedding Party, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A 'wedding breakfast' held for the couple seated at the head of the table. This ...

1930s
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph from 1930 shows detail of the old properties at the rear of Church ...

1960s
Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield were dance partners who won both British and European ...

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Donor ref:PA 63 (22/23142)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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