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 generator unit, English Electric Co., Stafford
This portable generator unit, No. 3, WD 1257 and the No.5 unit (on the right) are pictured near to the Queensville railway bridge which carries the A34 Lichfield Road over the West Coast Main Line at ...
Redevelopment at the Hough, Cricket and Hockey Ground, Stafford
This scene shows the start of a redevelopment of the former Stafford Cricket and Hockey Club site at the Hough. Stafford Cricket Club moved to the Hough site in 1890. Stafford Hockey Club shared the facilities ...
Retirement presentation at GEC ALSTHOM, Stafford
Geoff Rickards is pictured at his retirement presentation being congratulated by Ian Maskery on achieving fifty years’ service in the Works Cashiers Department.
Left to right: Sam Holden, Diane Williams, ...
Retirement presentation, Alstom, Stafford
Bjarn Andersen, Manager of the Engineering Department is pictured on the left congratulating Bill Fox, Mechanical Design Technician, who was retiring after 42 years’ service with ALSTOM Transmission and ...
Retirement Presentation, English Electric, Stafford,
Ivor Farr's retirement presentation at English Electric on Lichfield Road.
Mr Farr, on the left, worked in the Switchgear Department, and was presented with a cigarette dispenser.
Rist's factory, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Rist's Wires and Cables Ltd. factory off Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Originally built for the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd in 1940 it was later leased from B.S.A. by Rolls ...
Road works, Stewponey
Possibly a water main being laid by South Staffordshire Water.
Robson Street, Hanley
Looking down Robson Street towards the entrance to the Hanley Greyhound and Speedway Stadium (Sun Street Stadium). In the middle distance is one of the gas holders belonging to Etruria gasworks. On the ...
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
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 ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station interior
A Parsons Generator inside 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 ...
Rugeley B Power Station
Oil on canvas. A view of Rugeley B Power Station with cottages in left foreground and Lea Hall Colliery far right. Signed, bottom right: 'George Busby 84'. In gilt wood frame, unglazed.
Artist: ...
Rugeley 'B' Power Station under construction
Construction of Rugeley's 'B' 1000MW Power Station began in 1965 and was completed in 1972. The power station closed in June 2016 and is currently (2019) being demolished. This distant view looks along ...
Scout House Reservoir, Rawnsley Hills, Hednesford
This was an open reservoir built in 1879 to receive water from Moors Gorse and Huntington pumping stations, and closed in the 1930s due to the effects of mining subsidence. From 1954 it was used as the ...
Sewer Workers, Stafford,
Sewage workers wearing protective clothing and breathing equipment. They are standing by a brick culvert.
Shop Floor, Siemens Engineering Works, Stafford,
Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich with 800 of its employees. The company manufactured generators, electric motors and ...