High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1870

Description:This very early photograph captures the scene as a horse and cart waits on the cobbles outside the Castle Hotel on Newcastle-under-Lyme High Street in 1870. The side of the Guildhall can be seen on the right and the Weights and Measures Office can just beyond.


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1800s
One Guinea Bank Note, Newcastle-under-Lyme
One Guinea Bank Note, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A Newcastle-under-Lyme bank note for one guinea (£1 and 1 shilling). Banks used ...

1830s
View of the High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This oil painting by James Hulse c. 1839 shows the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...

1860s
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme

William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861. A studio head ...

1880s
Thomas Peake Heath, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Thomas Peake Heath, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Thomas Peake Heath standing in ceremonial robes. Heath was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...

1900s
The Guildhall, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Guildhall, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Guildhall in Newcastle-under-Lyme was built in 1713 to replace an earlier timber ...

1920s
George V and Queen Mary visit Newcastle-under-Lyme, View of High Street
George V and Queen Mary visit Newcastle-under-Lyme, View of High Street

George V and Queen Mary visited Newcastle as part of a visit to north Staffordshire ...

1950s
Old Bull's Head Inn, Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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 ...

1970s
Newcastle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle Market by J.W. Griffiths is a very colourful and lively streetscene with ...

2000s
Market Cross Renovation, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Market Cross Renovation, Newcastle-under-Lyme

In 2006 column was cleaned and the steps replaced. The Market Cross marks the spot ...

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Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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