Mines Rescue Station, Hednesford
The Mines Rescue Station building on Victoria Road, Hednesford. The Rescue Station was set up by the Cannock Chase Coal Owners Association in redundant gasworks buildings in 1913. Volunteer coal miners ...
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, between Hednesford and Rugeley
A view of the pumping station's main buildings and chimney by the A460, Hednesford to Rugeley Road and the railway line between Rugeley, Hednesford, Cannock and Walsall.
The pumping station was built ...
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, near Hednesford
Moors Gorse Waterworks are mid-way between Hednesford (to the right) and Rugeley. The track crossing the road is Marquis Drives heading towards Wandon. This view was taken from what would later be known ...
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, near Hednesford
Inaugurated in 1880 to extract underground water for the South Staffs Water Works Company, this pumping station stood adjacent the Hednesford to Rugeley Road on land leased from the Marquis of Anglesey. ...
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, near Hednesford
In this colour-tinted postcard view the main road appears to be un-metalled. The workers' cottages can be seen behind the Pumping Station.
Postcard published by J. Bird, Hednesford.
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, on the A460, Hednesford to Rugeley Road
View of the pumping station's main buildings and chimney with the Hednesford to Rugeley Road in the background.
The station was built and used by the South Staffordshire Water Company in the mid to ...
Mosty Lea Mill, Moddershall Valley, near Stone
Mosty Lea Mill was probably in existence before 1716, when Stephen Townsend, a Stafford dyer, purchased the site for use as a fulling mill.
In 1756, John and Ralph Baddeley acquired it and rebuilt ...
Mount Street, Stafford
11 Mount Street, Stafford. This house was owned by Dr C.E.M. Blumer and was known as 'The Mount'. It has now been demolished.
On the left can just be seen the spire of the Presbyterian Church on ...
New filter beds at the water reclamation works, Uttoxeter
Newcastle Railway Junction, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent
The main line railway junction with the Newcastle spur. Etruria gas works can be seen in the background. In the foreground is D3800 diesel shunting engine (built 1959) and to the left is 42667 steam ...
Newfield High Street, Tunstall
The camera is looking north along Newfield High Street (A50). Alfred Meakin's Newfield Pottery works in on the right. The square building just beyond Marble Fireplaces is an electricity sub station. Both ...
No1 Boiler at Mill Meece Pumping Station
This Lancashire boiler is one of two boilers installed at Mill Meece when it was built in 1912-1916. On the left is the hopper for the automatic feed, added during the 1950s to meet new smoke pollution ...
North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Hartshill
This aerial photograph shows the hospital at Hartshill, near Newcastle-under-Lyme during the process of expansion. The tall Italianate style building in the centre of the picture was a water tower and ...
Octagonal privies, High Street, Tean
This octagonal privy building was situated and served properties behind shops and businesses at 23-29 High Street in Upper Tean.
This photograph was taken during demolition in the 1980s. It shows the ...
Octagonal privies, Old Road, Tean
A view of the privies serving the houses at the rear of Old Road in Upper Tean, in a rather dilapidated condition, but still sporting its rather elegant chimney pot.
Photograph: P. Knapper.
Old Water Conduit, Stafford,
An old water conduit unearthed during roadworks on Lichfield Road.
The lock-up can be seen on the left, used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants.
The public house is the White Lion.
Both ...
Open day at Brindley Bank Pump House, Rugeley
Brindley Bank Pump House was opened in 1905 and was built by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. It contained a horizontal tandem compound pumping engine made by Hathorn Davey of Leeds in 1903.
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Opening of Quixhill Waterworks
This shows the official opening ceremony. The members are all assembled outside the waterworks waiting for the speeches to fininsh and the doors to be opened.