Pavilion Cinema, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1928

Description:Alderman Robert Beresford is pictured here during his Mayoral year, standing outside his cinema. He is possibly inspecting the tram lines. Beresford owned two cinemas, opening the Pavilion Cinema in 1922 and the Regal in 1931.

Notice the motorcycle side car on the right hand side being filled up with petrol. This garage was called Pickin's and was on the edge of Red Lion Square.


Timeline

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1280s
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Trinity Fair Charter, Granted by King Edward I

This is Newcastle-under-Lyme’s oldest surviving charter. A charter is a formal ...

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 ...

1840s
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A pencil and coloured wash by John Whessell. This drawing captures Red Lion Square ...

1870s
S. Grocott, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
S. Grocott, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

S. Grocott, a grocers, located at number 6 Red Lion Square. The edge of the building ...

1890s
Harrison's Birthplace, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Harrison's Birthplace, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken at the rear of Major-General Thomas Harrison's Birthplace. Thomas Harrison ...

1910s
The High Street,  Newcastle-under-Lyme, during a Zeppelin air raid
The High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, during a Zeppelin air raid

Sunset sky, lamps creating diffused light on a dim High Street through which the ...

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
Octocentenary Royal Visit, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Octocentenary Royal Visit, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth is pictured during her visit to Newcastle in May 1973. In ...

1990s
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Painted by Alf Fallows in 1996 this watercolour depicts Red Lion Square in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...

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Donor ref:PA96 (22/4453)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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