Date:1937
Description:This part of Newcastle was originally a marsh that was drained during the 18th century to create new land on which to build. Nelson Place was created to provide a central point at which six roads met. This photograph shows what Nelson Place and the bottom end of the Ironmarket looked like in 1937. The small ornate roundabout pictured was the fore runner of the substantial fountains roundabout. Queen Victoria's statue is seen here in its original position, before it was moved to Station Walks and then to the Queen's Gardens where it stood in 2002. The statue was given to the town in 1903 by Sir Alfred Haslem and was unveiled by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
A group of men discussing plaans during the construction of the Municipal Hall on ...
Queen Victoria's statue is pictured here in its original position in Nelson Place. ...
This view was probably taken from the Municipal Hall. The white frontage of the ...
The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, ...
This statue of Queen Victoria was presented to the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
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Donor ref:PA 5997 (22/4490)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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