Statue of Elizabeth II, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A statue of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in Queens Gardens in Newcastle-under-Lyme in October 2024. It was sculpted by Andy Edwards. It is sculpted in bronze and depicts Queen Elizabeth II as she was on the day she visited Newcastle-under-Lyme on 25 May 1973 to mark its 800th anniversary. It is one-and-a-quarter times life-size. Elizabeth's clothes, hat, and shoes and posy that she carried were accurately modelled from photographs taken on the day. It was commissioned to mark the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023. It was unveiled on 11 October 2024 in a ceremony hosted by Barry Panter, the mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Attendees included Ian Dudson, the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Tim Heatley, co-founder of Capital & Centric and Mark Turner, the CEO of JCB. Pupils from St. Giles' & St. George's CoE Academy were also present. The statue was jointly funded by Capital & Centric and JCB.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall

The Guildhall is a municipal building in High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is a Grade II listed building.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. At the 2021 census, the population was 75,082. Newcastle grew up in the twelfth century around the castle which gave the town its name, and received its first charter in 1173. The town's early industries included millinery, silk weaving, and coal mining, but despite its proximity to the Potteries it did not develop a ceramics trade.

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The Old Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Barrack Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

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Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based. The borough also includes the town of Kidsgrove and several villages and surrounding rural areas lying generally to the west of Newcastle itself. Most of the borough's built-up areas form part of The Potteries Urban Area. The neighbouring districts are Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Shropshire and Cheshire East.

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