Lancaster Building

This Art Deco Grade II Listed building has just been extensively refurbished, as mentioned in the article on Heritage Open Days in this issue.  It may be interesting to see how it was reported when it first opened in 1940.  Ron Redgewell has unearthed the original article from the Times and Recorder.[Ed]   NEWCASTLE’S NEW [...]

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VISIT BY HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL TO KIDSGROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE

Contributed by Jeanette Hilton Head of Customer Services N-u-L Borough Council   On 21st September, HRH The Princess Royal visited Kidsgrove to view the facilities available and formally to open Newcastle Borough Council’s combined Customer Service Centre and Citizens Advice Bureau. The Princess is very supportive of local community institutions and showed great interest in [...]

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WHITMORE RAILWAY STATION BOOKING OFFICE (Baldwin’s Gate)

Contributed by Philip Crush   This blue plaque, our sixteenth, has been fixed to the Station Booking Office. It was unveiled by the Borough’s Mayor, Councillor  Mrs Ann Heames, on Saturday   11th September. The plaque commemorates the opening of the station in 1837 and the Coronation steam engine 6220’s 114 mph “run” in 1937.

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Magazine Editorial – Autumn 2010

This issue sees the beginning of the third year  of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society magazine.  During this time we have tried to keep our readers informed about our various activities trying to make Newcastle Borough a better place in which to live and work.  We have printed articles covering a wide variety of subjects, but [...]

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A Message for our Chairman – Joan Howe – Autumn 2010

We are back into our regular routine of afternoon meetings after the summer break. We were happy to be involved in the Whitmore Festival.  Several members attended the unveiling of the Society Blue Plaque on the former railway station Booking Office at the beginning of the week and we also had a stand in the [...]

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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS – 9th to 12th September 2010

Contributed by Diana Bevan This year fifteen events and openings were arranged in the urban and rural districts of Newcastle. In the town, several churches took part, St. George’s, Holy Trinity, King Street Congregational Church and St. Paul’s were all open to visitors. Once again the Unitarian Meeting House (1717) and the Newcastle Cemetery Chapel [...]

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SUPERMARKETS RULE OK ?

Contributed by Philip Crush Supermarkets are convenient. They offer easy parking, useful trolleys, a wide range of products, competitive prices, special offers and open at times that suit our busy lifestyles. BUT convenience costs. In the days before the growth of supermarkets every town centre was full of small local traders serving their local communities. [...]

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NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME – MY TOWN

Contributed by J. Gibbs I do not consider Newcastle to be my home town, but I have lived here for most of my adult life, and I feel that over the years it has lost many opportunities to capitalise on its unique history, the Castle and its interest as a market town. From whichever route [...]

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THE MAYER FAMILY

Contributed by Diana Bevan Most people could tell you that there is a veterinary practice in the Brampton but I suspect that very few know the fascinating story behind the Mayer family who founded it in 1812. Many families in Newcastle have the surname Mayer!  They may or may not be related.  There are several [...]

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The Local List

Contributed by Dr Angela Drakakis-Smith The local list has now been drawn up.  The purpose of the list is to ‘protect’ those buildings/structures which are not covered by the listed building or the conservation area criteria but which have historical interest and emotional value within a neighbourhood and should thus be protected in some way.  [...]

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