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Advertising poster, Trentham Gardens

As a result of sewage contamination in the River Trent, Trentham Hall had become uninhabitable by the early twentieth century. After the fourth Duke of Sutherland, Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851–1913), ...

ANZAC Soldiers at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

ANZAC was the abbreviation for the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps and was formed early in the conflict of the Great War answering the British Empire's call to arms. The Expeditionary Force originally ...

Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Apedale looking towards the Wedgwood monument, prior to it being damaged in a storm. The Wedgwood Monument was erected in 1850 and was a memorial to John Wedgwood (1760-1839) who had been a local colliery ...

Aqualate Mere from Broad Hill, Gnosall

This postcard view looks north-west towards Aqualate Mere from Broad Hill, near Gnosall. The name ‘Mere’ comes from the large pool there, which is a natural, shallow lake formed following the retreat ...

Axe Edge, near Leek. Photographed by William Blake.

View of Axe Edge and the Leek-Buxton road. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park. The image is one of a series labelled "Leek & Buxton".

Back of the Roaches

A shooting party from Swythamley Hall at the back of the Roaches looking towards Ramshaw Rocks. In the middle distance is Shaw House. At the time, the Roaches belonged to Sir Philip Brocklehurst of Swythamley ...

Bath Pool, Kidsgrove

Oil painting by John Munday, looking south towards the island, with Harecastle Hill on the right.

Bath Pool, Kidsgrove

Bath Pool was a picturesque spot just south of Kidsgrove, but was greatly altered in the late 1960s when a new stretch of railway line had to be laid through the area.

Beeston Tor, Manifold Valley

The limestone cliff face of Beeston Tor with the dry bed of the River Manifold in the foreground. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park. Photographer: William Blake of Longton.

Beeston Tor. Photographed by William Blake.

Stereoscope slide containing a landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire. The geological landmark known as Beeston Tor can be seen in the background. This area is now part of the Peak District ...

Beeston Tor. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire. The geological landmark known as Beeston Tor can be seen in the background. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.

Beggars' Oak tree, Bagot's Park

This enormous tree was a popular local attraction. People often chose to visit the tree for a summer outing. Many of the branches needed supports because of their weight and length. When the branches ...

Bell Heather, or Erica cinerea

You can spot this shrub on the drier parts of heaths and moors, especially in the Churnet Valley and Cannock Chase. Flowering between May and August, it produces fruit between August and October and ...

Berkswich Millennium Sundial

The Millennium Sundial located at Broc Hill, near to Milford and Brocton is close to paths that are popular with walkers. It may be used to tell the time (sunshine permitting) and also as a seat from ...

Birch Walk, near Colwich, Cannock Chase

Postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford. Postmarked 18 November 1915.

Bird watching at Doxey Marshes

This photograph was taken at Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. The man in the photograph is Richard Perry who owned a lithographic printing business called Europublicity ...

Bosley Cloud

Bosley Cloud, also known as The Cloud, is a prominent hill (standing at 343 metres) situated in the Peak District, with views across the Cheshire Plain. the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire ...

Brindley Heath Railway Station from Moors Gorse, near Hednesford

Roughly midway in-between Hednesford (to the left) and Rugeley, Moors Gorse is the site of a water pumping station that, at the time of this photograph, was steam driven. Its front wall adjacent to the ...