Meaford Hall, Stone
A hall has stood on this site since the seventeenth century. Towards the end of the century a William Jervis of Chatcull bought the estate, and in 1740 soldiers of the Duke of Cumberland were billeted ...
Pottery kiln, Stoke-on-Trent
An late 18th or early 19th century pottery in or around Stoke-on-Trent. Finished ware is on the table to the lef and some saggars are leaning on the wall of the left hand building. In the middle of ...
Milk delivery, Cheddleton
Mr Edwin Woolley of Shaffalong Farm delivering milk with horse and cart in Cheddleton. He has stopped outside Mr Jesson Bold's butchers and grocers shop.
The Boat Inn, Cheddleton
The Boat Inn at Basford Bridge, Cheddleton, which stands next to the Caldon Canal and close to the River Churnet.
The Gift Shop, Newcastle-under-Lyme
There was a gift Shop on this site for many years.
Around 1897 it was owned by William Parton, who was one of Newcastle-under-Lyme's earliest photographers.
He also owned a picture framing and gilding ...
Tiko’s Bake Shop, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Tiko's was a bakery on the Ironmarket. In 1988, it became Three Cooks until 1996.
Focus Travel Agents, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
As foreign holidays became more affordable, travel agents started appearing on the High Street to meet the growing demand. At the time of writing (December 2024) the building is used as Castle Express ...
Bejam Freezer Centre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The company Bejam' started in 1968 and was at the time Britain's largest frozen food supplier. By 1981 the shop on Newcastle-under-Lyme’s High Street had became Cordon Bleu freezer centre.
Hollinshead Furniture, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Hollinshead was a furniture and carpet shop on the High Street. The site became Bizar Gifts in the early 1980s then a Cash Convertersin the late 1990s.
George Hollins and Sons, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
George Hollins & Sons was a heating engineering company on High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. By the time this photograph was taken, the company had been taken over by Ellis and Everard and was sitting ...
Dorothy Perkins, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Dorothy Perkins brand began as H.P. Newman, a drapers, in 1909. The first Dorothy Perkins shop opened in 1919, specializing in women’s clothing. The Newcastle-undef-Lyme shop on Ironmarket opened ...
Barclays Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Barclays Bank can be traced all the way back to two goldsmiths in 1690, and is one of the oldest banks in the United Kingdom. It gained its modern name in 1736. This photograph shows the bank whilst it ...
The Bulls Head, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Bull’s Head, now (2024) the Old Bull’s Head, is a timber framed building on Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme and its core is thought to date to the early 17th century. Prior to being a public house ...
Playfair Shoe Shop, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This shop later became Easifit Footwear and then Shazoah's Ladies Footwear in 1983.
Henry White's Menswear, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Henry White’s started on the High Street in 1887, selling clothes, accessories, and fabrics. In 1904, Henry opened a second shop on Ironmarket for men’s clothing, shown here. Henry White’s stores were ...
Decor Supermarket, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the Decor supermarket, a decorating business that lasted about a decade before becoming King Decor Supermarket. In 1991, it became Big Deal Paints and Wallpapers then Lizzie Home Decor in 1995. ...
Knight’s Solicitors, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Knight’s Solicitors were founded in 1759 and were based on the Ironmarket until mid-1990s. The solicitors moved to bigger premises in the Brampton area of Newcastle-under-Lyme. At the time of writing ...
Cheddleton P.F. Football Club
Cheddleton Playing Fields Football Club, winners of the Leek Charity Shield, 1932-33 season.