PMT Bus, Stoke-on-Trent
During the war the Ministry of Supply allocated buses to where they were needed most since supplies were greatly diminished. Unfortunately, the Ministry took no notice of the types of buses already operating ...
PMT depot, Scotia Road, Burslem
The Potteries Motor Traction company's Burslem depot was on Scotia Road. Originally it was Brown's Motor Co garage and was taken over by PMT in 1951. Enlarged in 1961, it took over from Goldenhill as ...
PMT Garage in Clough Street, Hanley
The Potteries Motor Traction Company ran buses in the Potteries from 1933, taking over from its predecessor the Potteries Electric Traction Co who had started the earliest trams in the area. The Hanley ...
Potteries Motor Traction buses, Bryan Street, Hanley
This line up of PMT (Potteries Motor Traction) buses was taken in Bryan Street, Hanley in 1963. Buses used to park up here whilst crews took their meal breaks. Nearest the camera is SN6646 (registration ...
Potteries Motor Traction Co. Ltd., Butler Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Postcard of Potteries Motor Traction Company Limited, Butler Street, Stoke-on-Trent, dated 10th March 1936. Potteries Motor Traction provided coaches for private hire. The information on the bottom of ...
Potteries Motor Traction Company (PMT) depot, Clough Street, Hanley
The PMT depot was towards the eastern end of Clough Street, Hanley. The main garage building has been replaced but the entrance and frontage survives, minus the clock tower. The depot in Clough street ...
Potteries Motor Transport bus, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This postcard view shows the first P.M.T bus to run from Newcastle-Under-Lyme to Audley.
Promotional stunt for Odeon Cinema, Stafford
Dennis Holland dressed as a cowboy to promote the film 'Last Train From Gun Hill' a 1959 Western by action director John Sturges, starring Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones and Earl Holliman.
Dennis, ...
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 ...
Radford Bank, Stafford
A postcard view showing Radford Bank, looking down from Weeping Cross junction towards Stafford.
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, ...
Railway Station and the Station 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, ...
Rugeley town centre
The main street in Rugeley, which is now pedestrianised from the Globe island to Brook Square.
Ryknield Motor Company Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
An early Ryknield motor bus with passengers posing for the photographer outside the factory. Around the time of the picture this type of vehicle was also known as a charabanc or omnibus, both words came ...
Sarah J Williams bus, Stowe-by-Chartley,
Sarah J Williams bus outside the Cock Inn. Pictured are Fred and Bill Williams. Mrs Sarah J Williams ran buses in the 1920s and 1930s from Stowe to Stafford and to Uttoxeter.
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
On the right is the Shire ...
Shooting Butts Camp School, Rugeley
Boys arriving at Shooting Butts.
Shooting Butts Camp School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee boys from Birmingham. There was also a similar Camp School for girls at Pipewood, ...
Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford,
The white building on the corner of Pitcher Bank is the Shrewsbury Arms.