Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture

Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture is a work of art in Newcastle-under-Lyme District, Staffordshire, England. Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture is situated nearby to the church Newcastle Christian Fellowship, as well as near Quaker Meeting House.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Inscription: “In honour of Philip Astley 1742-1814 Born in Newcastle under Lyme ‘The Original Ringmaster and Father of Modern Circus’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Vic Theatre and Brampton Museum.

New Vic Theatre

Theater building

The New Vic Theatre is a purpose-built theatre in the round in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The theatre opened in 1986, replacing a converted cinema, the Victoria Theatre in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. New Vic Theatre is situated 1,500 feet north of Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture.

Brampton Museum

Museum

Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brampton Museum is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture.

St Mark’s Church, Basford

Church

Photo: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mark's Church is in Basford, Staffordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, in the deanery of Newcastle-under-Lyme, the archdeaconry of Stoke-on-Trent, and the diocese of Lichfield. St Mark’s Church, Basford is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle-under-Lyme and Etruria.

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Town

Photo: Linda Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Etruria

Suburb

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Etruria is a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Stoke-upon-Trent

Town

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly known as Stoke, is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Longton and Tunstall form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England.

Philip Astley Memorial Sculpture

Category: tourism
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.01214° or 53° 0′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.21581° or 2° 12′ 57″ west

Inception

2018

Open location code

9C5V2Q6M+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7357286238

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newcastle Christian Fellowship and Quaker Meeting House.

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