Monthly Archives: January 2014

Ironmarket in Summer

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

This is a selection of images from the drawing ‘Ironmarket in Summer’ which was awarded a prize by the Friends of the Borough Museum and Gallery, Autumn 2013. Box sets of 10 postcards of cropped images taken from this drawing … Continue reading →

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Garden Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

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 →

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Well St corner with Garden St, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

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.  

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Well Street, South Side, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

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 →

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Well Street (north side) Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

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 →

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Well Street in colour, North side, No’s 13, 15, 17, 19, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronniecruwys

Egg tempera wash over pen and ink drawing.

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Well Street, North side, no’s 13, 15, 17 & 19, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ronniecruwys

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.

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