Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1897

Description:This photograph shows an early view of Red Lion Square, with the small stone building of the Weights and Measures Inspector in the centre. St. Giles' church can be seen in the background, as it appears today, with the Three Tuns coaching inn on the left.

Buildings are decorated here to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.


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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 ...

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

Advert for Rimmel's grocers, the building later became Wain's Chemist. St Giles' ...

1890s
The junction of Red Lion Square and  Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The junction of Red Lion Square and Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken in 1895 this photograph shows the shops that lined the junction between Red ...

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 ...

1940s
Wedding Dress, worn by Lillian May Kettle, WW2
Wedding Dress, worn by Lillian May Kettle, WW2

This was worn by Lillian May Kettle when she married Ernest Kettle at St Giles' ...

1950s
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Demolition of building formerly Moody's Saddler opposite St. Giles' Church.

1980s
Sunshine and Showers, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sunshine and Showers, Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Painted by artist Alf Fallows in 1981 this watercolour depicts Red Lion Square in ...

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Donor ref:PA496 (22/4526)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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