Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1850 - 1860 (c.)

Description:This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was commissioned by the council after a new law was passed by the Board of Health forced the council to build new drains after the cholera outbreak in 1849.
This map features the drains in Pool Dam, Lower Street and Church Street.

In 1849 of a population of around 10,000 more than 1,700 fell in with cholera with 234 dying of the disease. This was recorded as one of the highest rates of the disease in the country. Sadly about 150 of the victims were buried in unmarked graves. Sanitary conditions in Newcastle were poor at the time. For example some houses in Market Lane had no back door or privy and the chamber pots had to be carried through the house to be emptied.

Digitisation funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1860s
King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

An oil painting of King Street, by Henry Lark Pratt. The view is looking down towards ...

1930s
Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Nelson Place was created to provide a central point at which six roads met. Here ...

1960s
Brunswick Chapel, Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Brunswick Chapel, Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A view of the north front of Brunswick Chapel, which was located on Brunswick Street. ...