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Heritage Open Days 2013 Find Out More !

04 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Community, English Heritage, Events, Henry Faulds, heritage, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood

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Come along and see some of our very special buildings !

Chapel of Rest, Newcastle Cemetery, Lymewood Grove, off Friarswood Road (Also accessible from Abbot’s Way, Westlands). A Victorian burial chapel of 1866, with original ceramic tiles and oak pews.

Open Thursday 12th September, 2pm to 4pm

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St. Giles Parish Church, Church Street. A Gothic revival of 1876, designed by George Gilbert Scott. The medieval tower is the oldest structure in Newcastle. Climb the tower for the view !

Open Friday 13th September, 9am to 12 noon and Saturday 14th September, 10am to 6pm

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Unitarian Meeting House, Lower Street (A34) close to the Parish Church. Built in 1717 (upper storey 1926). Older building burned down in 1715. Attended by Josiah Wedgwood and Joseph Priestley. (Look for the Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society Blue Plaques).

Open Saturday 14th September, 11am to 4pm

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Holy Trinity Church, London Road (A34). Built in 1834 of decorative blue brick. Original altars and fittings. Interesting stained glass. Life sized statues by Eric Gill.

Open Saturday 14th September, 10.30am to 5pm

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St. Margaret’s, Wolstanton. Red sandstone landmark. Interesting Sneyd family effigies. Grave of Henry Faulds, fingerprinting pioneer and of Sarah Smith, a murder mystery.

Open Saturday 14th September, 1pm to 5pm

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Keele Hall. Former home of the Sneyd family. Victorian gardens and arboretum. Guided tours of the hall and gardens. Raven Mason Ceramics Collection on display. Antique pottery identification by curator.

Open Sunday 15th September 10.30am to 3.30pm

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LOCAL COMMEMORATIVE BLUE PLAQUE SCHEME

15 Sunday Aug 2010

Posted by Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society in Conservation, Newsletter, Plaques

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Barracks, Charles Darwin, Ebenezer, Emma Wedgwood, Henry Faulds, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Plaques, Reginald Mitchell, Sir Oliver Lodge, Vera Brittain, Wedgwood

To date fifteen plaques have been commissioned and are displayed in the Borough (see below).

This scheme is ongoing and three new plaques are currently in production.

If you would like to suggest a local person or special building for our consideration contact us at – nulcivicsociety@yahoo.co.uk

115, Congleton Road, Talke

 

1, James Street, Wolstanton

 

9, Sidmouth Avenue, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Moreton House, Wolstanton

 

Unitarian Meeting House, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Unitarian Meeting House, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Harecastle Tunnels, Talke

 

Harecastle Tunnels, Talke

 

St. Peter's Church, Maer

 

Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme

 

Inside the Orme Centre, Pooldam, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Local Commemorative Blue Plaque Scheme

15 Wednesday Oct 2008

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The Arnold Bennett Plaque proved to be the starting point for the new Commemorative Plaque Scheme. In August 2004 representatives of the Civic Society made a fact finding visit to Leander Architectural at Doveholes near Chapel in le Frith to research the production and costs of 16 inch, vitreous enamel coated aluminium plaques suitable for attaching to buildings. Having established that production costs were not prohibitive and that the quality of craftsmanship at Leander is excellent the Society decided to proceed.

To date twelve plaques have been commissioned and are displayed in the Borough (see below) and a thirteenth (for Dr Henry Faulds) will shortly be unveiled.

Mounting the Reginald Mitchell Plaque

Mounting the Reginald Mitchell Plaque

 

 
Reginald Mitchell Plaque – 115 Congleton Road, Talke

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our latest plaque - Dr. Henry FauldsHenry Faulds –  1, James Street Wolstanton
Developed the science of finger printing                                   

                                                           

 

 
    Unitarian Meeting House off Church Street
Plaques for
Joseph Priestley and Josiah Wedgwood

 

 

 

Ebenezer House – Nelson Place

Ebenezer School Rooms – Merrial Street

 

The Barracks – Barracks Road

Plant and Wilton (Golden Ball) – Liverpool Road

Guildhall – High Street


Vera Brittain – 9 Sidmouth Avenue

Sir Oliver Lodge – Moreton House, Wolstanton

Harecastle Tunnels – Talke

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