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Brook Street Methodist Chapel, Stafford,

This chapel was built in 1888 on Eccleshall Road, approximately where the petrol station is today. Until the 1920s the chapel was known as the Christian Brethren Chapel.

Brook Street, Stoke upon Trent

No. 1, Brook Street, the Tudor Gothic style building on the corner of Brook Street and Glebe Street was built in 1867. It was originally a house and later became a National Provincial Bank branch. Today ...

Brookfield's Department Store, Stafford

Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank. In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...

Broughton Hall

Broughton Hall was built for Sir Thomas Broughton in the mid-sixteenth century, possibly on the site of an earlier building. During the eighteenth century the ornate timber work was covered in plaster, ...

Broughton Hall,

Broughton Hall was built for Sir Thomas Broughton in the mid-sixteenth century, possibly on the site of an earlier building. During the eighteenth century the ornate timber work was covered in plaster, ...

Buccleuch Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

Street scene taken at Buccleuch Road, Normacot, Nr. Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden ...

Burgess' Ironmongers Shop, Stafford,

This shop on The Green belonged to Frederick H. Burgess. Note the washing machines and paraffin heaters in the shop window. The site was formerly occupied by Eley's Brewery. This building, along with ...

Burslem Town Hall

The eastern end of the old Town Hall in Burslem and, in front, the gardens that were laid out in the 1960s. This part of the old Market Square used to be the site of the Market Hall and after the gardens, ...

Burston, Sandon,

The thatched cottage on the right has since been demolished.

Burton Manor, Stafford,

Burton Manor in Rising Brook was built in 1855 by Francis Whitgreave. Stonework found during excavations from Grey Friars on Foregate Street was incorporated into the house, including the stone cross ...

Bury Bank Cottage, Darlaston Hall Estate, Stone,

The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant. The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained ...

Bus Station and Mining College, Cannock

The original Mining College was founded 1891. The 1920s building which replaced it was enlarged and opened in October 1929 by Viscount Chelmsford. It cost about £25,000 of which £18,000 was a grant from ...

Buskers, Granville Square, Stone,

Granville Square was originally named Pump Square, but when the pump was removed the square was renamed after Earl Granville of Stonepark. Trees were planted to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII ...

Butterton Church. Photographed by William Blake.

Church exterior with a view of Butterton Church, Nr. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. This is one of the few colour tinted images in the collection.

Buxton Crescent. Photographed by William Blake.

Townscape taken at Buxton with a view of the crescent and dome, which now houses the Devonshire Hospital.

Byanna Farmhouse, Eccleshall,

Photograph of an illustration, taken by Mr Trevor Harvey. The name Byanna means 'beyond the dean', or out of the town. The Bishops of Lichfield lived here after Eccleshall Castle was destroyed in ...

Cannock views

This composite Cannock postcard picture has views of: Shoal Hill; Mansty Toll House; two views of Market Place in the town centre; St Luke's Church. Postcard published by the 'Advertiser' Office, Cannock....

Canvassing during a General Election, Eccleshall,

Major Hugh Fraser, Conservative candidate, successfully contested the Stafford Constituency in the 1951 General Election. He is seen here canvassing in High Street.