The Market Cross, Cheadle
A postcard view of Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction with Cross Street. It consists of an octagonal ...
The Meynell Hunt, Uttoxeter
In 1937 the Meynell Hunt revived the Boxing Day meet at Uttoxeter Market Place. On the white horse is one of the joint masters of the hunt, Capt. M.J. Kingscote. A huge crowd turned out and a collection ...
The Mock Mayor, of Newcastle-under-Lyme by Robert William Buss
The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844.
Scene on the market cross when the townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme held their own election of a 'mock' mayor in parody of the ...
The Sanders Buildings, Leek
This was the original location of the Smithfield Cattle Market in Leek, between 1827-1874. The Market was held once a fortnight, but the area was also used to hold fairs and other entertainments. The ...
The Square, Great Haywood
The west side of The Square.
On the left is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The building was demolished in the 1930s and a new hotel was built on the site.
The Square, Great Haywood
View of the north side of The Square.
On the left is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The building was demolished in the 1930s and a new hotel was built on the site.
The Square, Great Haywood
View of the south side of The Square.
Note the signpost to Lichfield on the side of the Clifford Arms, and the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.
The Square, Great Haywood
View of The Square from Trent lane.
The two trees were planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee; a lorry drove into one in the 1920s, the other died a few years later.
The Square, Norton Canes
This postcard view can still be identified today especially as the corner shop on the right is still standing. Note the gas lamp in road. In the photograph are shoppers and children, and people passing ...
The Star Inn, Penkridge
The Star Inn stands on Market Place in Penkridge. The adjoining cottage with the tall gable to the right of this photograph has since been demolished.
The Stones, Newcastle Market
Watercolour of the High Street and the Guild Hall by Reginald G. Haggar with market stalls in the foreground.
The Stones, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre from the bottom of the High Street. The large building in the centre of the photograph is The Guildhall which was built in 1713. Originally, ...
The Strand, Longton
The view along the Strand towards the railway bridge and Times Square, with the Crown Hotel building behind, taken from close to the corner of Heathcote Road. On the left hand edge is the entrance to ...
The Swan Hotel, Burslem
The Swan Hotel is on the north side of Swan Square in Burslem. Arnold Bennett called it the Duck inn in his novels of the Five Towns. Today it is a public house, called just The Swan. There was an inn ...
Three Indians, Market Hall, Audley
A troop of travelling Indians taken outside the Market Hall, Audley. The group included three genuine Indians, who are pictured here standing at the top of the steps. They were described in their advertisement ...
Tower Square, Tunstall
The clock tower, a grade II listed building, was built in commemoration of the Smith-Child family and paid for by public subscription. There are panels around the base of the tower detailing the Smith-Child ...
Town Hall and Market Hall, Rugeley
A postcard view taken in Anson Street, Rugeley, with the Town Hall and Market Hall on the left, the Police Station in the centre and on the right is a Hillman Minx car by a petrol pump arm outside Degg's ...