Opening of Quixhill Waterworks, near Rocester
Group of men, possibly committee members and local councillors, together with family members, at the opening of Quixhill Waterworks.
Opening of Quixhill Waterworks, Rocester.
Group of men, possibly committee members and local councillors, at the opening of Quixhill Waterworks.
Outdoor Swimming Pool, Trentham Gardens
The heated pool was built in the grounds of Trentham Hall, home of the Dukes of Sutherland. Trentham Hall was abandoned by the family as a permanent residence in 1905. In 1910 the Duke offered the hall ...
Pageant Procession, Gaol Road, Stafford
The parade of decorated floats seen in Gaol Road during the annual Trades and Friendly Societies' Pageant. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Pipe laying near Normacot Church
The school and church can be seen. The pipes being laid are possibly sewer pipes.
The Holy Evangelists Church was built on the south side of Upper Belgrave Road as a chapel of ease for Blurton Church ...
Post Lane Road, Endon
Looking north along Post Lane from the end of Stanley Bank. Beyond the trees on the left is the Endon Cricket Club ground. The building work on the right is for the electricity substation. The cottages ...
Presbyterian Church, Stafford,
View of the Presbyterian Church from Mount Street.
In 1674 Stafford's first Presbyterian meeting house was built in Chell Road.
In 1901 the building was extended and the tower was added.
The ...
Pumphouse at Kinver Mill, Kinver
Queen Street and the Barley Mow Public House, Stafford,
The Barley Mow public house is on the end of the row of housing, to the right.
The building on the right, in the distance, is the retort house of the gas works on Chell Road.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, Stafford,
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations lasted three days. Jubilee Day was a public holiday and two oxen, donated by the Meakins of Creswell Hall, were roasted on Market Square. Children sang the National ...
Railway at Pool Dam, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A derelict part of Pool Dam Branch railway, which was opened in 1850. The railway was built as an industrial line to connect the Silverdale mines and ironworks with Pool Dam, originally so that the freight ...
Railway Station, Sandon,
The railway station at Sandon was built in 1849 for the convenience of guests visiting the Earl of Harrowby at Sandon Hall.
The covered entrance provided protection to the Earl when he alighted from ...
Railway Viaduct, Penkridge
This postcard view shows the Seven Arches viaduct looking south from Levedale Road towards Penkridge. In the foreground is the River Penk, on the left is the tower of St. Michael and All Angels' Church ...
Reconstruction of the Old Victoria Road Bridge, Stafford,
The original Victoria Bridge was built on soft ground in the 1860s. It lasted until 1933, when a new bridge, designed by the Borough Surveyor, William Plant.
In this photograph the old bridge is being ...
Royal Scot at Etruria
In the age of steam, expresses between London and Scotland were a regular sight in the Potteries.
This service, passing the gasometer at Etruria, is hauled by 4-6-0 locomotive number 46149 The Middlesex ...
Rugeley 'A' and 'B' Power Stations
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at sunrise looking towards Rugeley Power Stations. The picture was taken from the canal bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal on Station Road in Rugeley which ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station
This photograph of Rugeley Power Station was taken during the final phase of construction work at the site prior to its opening in 1963.
Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station
Rugeley Power Station was opened in 1963 on the site of Boothurst House for the Central Electricity Generating Board. Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 on a site adjacent to ...