Pulpit, St. Mary's Church, Ingestre,
The ornately carved oak pulpit, attributed to Grinling Gibbons.
St. Mary's Church was built in 1676, and is the only church outside London to be attributed to Sir Christopher Wren. It was commissioned ...
Queens Park Avenue, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Queens Park Avenue, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The entrance to Longton Park lies just to the left of this location.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and ...
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford,
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Reinstatement of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Ricardo Street, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Ricardo Street, Dresden, 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 areas near ...
Road Accident, Eccleshall,
Road accident outside the chapel on Horse Fair.
Roman Catholic Church, Caverswall. Photographed by William Blake.
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Filomena at Caverswall was built in 1863-4 to designs by Gilbert Blount.
Rose and Crown, Mayfield
A postcard view of the Rose and Crown public house in Middle Mayfield on the B5032 main road at its junction with Hall Lane. Since 2021 it has been a bed and breakfast known as Rose and Crown House.
The ...
Rowley Grove, Stafford
This postcard view shows Rowley Grove from the junction with Park Crescent and Rowley Bank (A449, Wolverhampton Road) in Stafford.
This postcard was published by R W Dawson, Stafford. It was printed ...
Rugeley Indoor Market
A postcard view of Rugeley indoor market in the now demolished Town Hall. Only the clock tower remains. It shows John Moorcroft at his fruit and vegetable stall. Previously the family had a fruit and ...
S.S. Mary's & St. Chad's Church. Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior with a view of S.S. Mary & Chad's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Salem Chapel, Cheslyn Hay
The Salem Chapel stands on High Street, Cheslyn Hay and was built in 1855.
School Gates, Wheaton Aston
The gates to the old St Mary's Church of England First School in School Lane. Now the site of Old School Court housing. A newer school has been built in Marston Road.
Shugborough Lodge, Great Haywood
This card was published by W. Shaw, Burslem.
The card was posted on 24 July 1919 from Great Haywood to an address in Liverpool.
On the left is Trent Lodge which was built in 1860 and replaced an ...
Shutt Hill, Rugeley
Shutt Hill is the summit of Hagley Road in Rugeley, dropping down to the Chase Inn on the right. The wall on the left is now further back to provide a footpath but the right wall still remains at the ...
Sidney Fountain and Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View from Gaol Square, looking down Gaolgate Street to the Market Square.
The drinking fountain on the left was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband. ...
Sidney Fountain, Stafford,
This drinking fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in ...
Smithy, Seisdon
The man standing outside the Smithy building is thought to be Albert Oakley.
The Smithy building still exists in the centre of Seisdon, as a private residence.