Inauguration of the trams in the Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:17th of March 1900

Description: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 the ones in the photograph, because of the many low bridges in the area.

Services ran from Newcastle to Burslem, Chesterton, Hanley, Silverdale, and Wolstanton. Trams were a popular form of transport until 1928 when they were superseded by the bus service.

The Municipal Hall can be seen near the bottom of the Ironmarket on the left hand side. Bayley and Son can just be seen on the left hand side of the street, which was a confectioners, and tea rooms.


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1800s
View of the Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A watercolour painting of the Ironmarket produced in about 1800 by James Hulse. ...

1870s
Steps House, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Steps House, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Steps House still stands today, though the steps have been removed as the height ...

1890s
Furnace workmen, Apedale, Chesterton
Furnace workmen, Apedale, Chesterton

William Williams, is on the extreme right of the third row down. His brother Alfred ...

1920s
The Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken in 1920 this photograph shows the Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The ...

1940s
Jones Moss Furnishers, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jones Moss Furnishers, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Jones Moss Furnishers was a large shop on the Ironmarket.

1960s
Aerial view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre
Aerial view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre

F.H. Burgess, the agricultural merchants, can still be seen in this photograph in ...

1990s
The Old Police Station, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Old Police Station, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Watercolour by Alf Fallows depicting the old Police Station in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...

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Donor ref:PA 1169 (22/4364)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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