Post Office, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1897

Description:Before 1914, when the purpose built Post Office was opened at the bottom of the Ironmarket, the Post Office was located on the corner of the High Street and the Ironmarket. This photograph was taken outside this original building in 1897, and shows the Post Office staff and Postmen.


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1800s
View from Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme looking south
View from Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme looking south

Watercolour by James Hulse of a view looking from Red Lion Square towards the High ...

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
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Burgess Lands Map, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...

1890s
Newcastle Cycling Club, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle Cycling Club, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Photogragh of the Newcastle Cycling Club with penny-farthing bicycles.

1910s
Oxen's Chemist, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Oxen's Chemist, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Oxen's had two chemists shops in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1905 onwards. The original ...

1930s
Silver Jubilee decorations, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Silver Jubilee decorations, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A view of the town centre of Newcastle decorated for the Silver Jubilee of King ...

1950s
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Ethel shaw, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Ethel shaw, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly ...

1990s
Laura Ashley's, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Laura Ashley's, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Watercolour by Alston Emery in 1991 showing the frontage of the Laura Ashley shop, ...

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Donor ref:PA456 (22/4449)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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