Alton - From Railway Station: water colour painting
Sunrise on Alton Castle and the castellated convent school on the hill, and below, a train steaming out. Anonymous [?L. J. Wood].
Diesel Locomotive, Burton-upon-Trent
This British Rail 2-car Cravens diesel multiple unit (DMU) is pictured at Burton-upon-Trent station when it worked on the B3 service from Burton to Leicester.
On the left there is a glimpse of the ...
Ryknield Motor Company Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
An early Ryknield delivery van outside the factory which was based on Shobnall Road, Burton
The Ryknield Motor Company Ltd. began life as the Ryknield Engine Company Ltd. This short-lived motor car ...
Ryknield Engine Co. Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
This photograph shows several early Ryknield motor cars in various stages of construction in the factory assembly shop.
The Ryknield Engine Company Ltd., factory and offices were based on Shobnall ...
High Street, Newhall, Derbyshire
Looking north-west along the High Street, Newhall, there is a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the centre of the picture.
On the left the building on the corner site remains (2024). On the right at the ...
Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive
The 18 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0 locomotive "Jack" built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engine Company for John Knowles & Co., manufacturers of fire bricks and earthenware pipes at Newfields Pit, Ashby Woulds, ...
Burton and Ashby Light Railway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
The Burton and Ashby Light Railway was a tramway system operating in three counties from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire to Swadlincote in Derbyshire and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, ...
New Parsonage, Amington
The foundation stone for a new Parsonage for the curate-in-charge at Amington was laid on 8 November 1911 by the Rev. W. McGregor. The Parsonage was built on the site of Woodhouse Hall. The curate at ...
Kingstone, Staffordshire: tithe map
Tithe maps and tithe awards are invaluable for the history of villages, properties, families, agriculture and landscape in England and Wales in the period 1837 – 1852. Tithe maps are usually drawn at ...
Station Master at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
A press photograph of Station Master Mr. J.S.T. Smith in his office at Rugeley Trent Valley Station, part of a Rugeley Times centre spread on the railway station.
Retirement presentation at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
Mr W. Allsopp (Chief Clerk) presents the retiring Station Master, Mr. J.S.T. Smith with a cheque from his staff, watched by Mr A. Bridges, the incoming Station Master.
A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy ...
Retirement presentation at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
A photograph taken on the retirement of J.S.T. Smith as Station Master at Rugeley Trent Valley railway station.
Back row (left to right): Ted Slyn, Walter Norman, unknown, Mr. A. Bridges (the new ...
Cheshire View Inn, Mow Cop
A view over the Cheshire plain from the Cheshire View Inn on Mow Cop. Situated at the top of Station Bank on Top Station Road, this public house was known as the Railway Inn until 1955. It closed in ...
Cattle grazing, Keele University
Friesian cattle grazing by the Home Farm on the Keele University estate.
The manor of Keele was bought in 1544 by William Sneyd and for the next 400 years the estate was owned by the family, and Keele ...
Keele Student Rag Week, Hanley
Keele University students on a float in Hanley town centre during Rag Week, 1971.
Open Day, Students' Union, Keele University
The Students' Union building at Keele University pictured during an Open Day. The Students' Union was built in 1961-63 to designs by architects Stillman & Eastwick Field.
The manor of Keele was bought ...
Binyon Court, Highfields Estate, Stafford
Two 16-storey blocks containing 122 dwellings were commissioned by Stafford Borough Council in 1965 and completed in 1967. They were named Brooke Court and Binyon Court and stood on Milton Grove on the ...
Level crossing, Little Stoke
Looking north-east along Uttoxeter Road in Little Stoke over the level crossing. Aston-by-Stone Station is to the right of the level crossing. The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway ...