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Garden Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Garden Street sits at right angles to Well Street and is the older of these two terraces. There are 11 years between the two, Garden Street with a date stone of 1886and Well Street dated 1897 (year of Queen Victoria’s … Continue reading
Well St corner with Garden St, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The east end of Well Street, Citizens Advice Bureau. Pen and ink drawing, egg tempera wash with earth pigments. Below, the gable end forms the hinge on the corner with Garden Street.
Well Street, South Side, Newcastle-under-Lyme
To the left of the drawing, there is a set of double gates where the George Inn once used to stand. Mr Cooke can remember his parents running the pub during the early 60’s when there was a large Polish … Continue reading
Well Street (north side) Newcastle-under-Lyme
Well Street is a handsome street, with elegant brick details over the window and door openings. This is the western-most end, where it begins, next to Barracks Road. Somewhere along this part of the street, Bricknells cigarette and sweet shop … Continue reading
Well Street in colour, North side, No’s 13, 15, 17, 19, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Egg tempera wash over pen and ink drawing.
Well Street, North side, no’s 13, 15, 17 & 19, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red and blue brick terraced houses built to accommodated the senior Militia staff of the Barracks. No’s 17 and 19 Well Street, still with their original windows. Newcastle-under-Lyme conservation area. Pen and ink wash drawing on cartridge paper.
Drawing the Detail 