Stafford Railway Station and Hotel,
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, ...
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stafford Street is now known as The Strand.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them ...
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene.
Taken on Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This street was re-named The Strand in the 1950s.
Note the tramline and tram. These were a regular feature in most ...
Staffordshire Yeomanry at Tixall Hall
In this postcard view the soldiers are grouped together outside Tixall Hall.
The Aston family from Haywood acquired the Tixall estate through marriage; the hall was rebuilt in 1555. In 1580 Sir Walter ...
Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent
This image is titled 'Old Burton, Station Street junction with Guild Street'. This view is almost unrecognisable today. A dray, probably loaded with sacks of barley or malt, and two other horse-drawn ...
Technical Institute, Hednesford
Situated in Anglesey Street, the Institute was opened in 1912 by Sir Oliver Lodge. With the emphasis predominately, but not exclusively, on mining and engineering, the basement contained the latest mine ...
The Alcove, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda, with the Conservatory on the right in the background. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about ...
The Cross, High Street, Cheadle
This postcard view looks north-east along the High Street towards Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction ...
The Font, Biddulph Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the font at St. Lawrence's Church, Biddulph, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Garden Conservatory, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Garden Conservatory at Alton Towers taken around 1986.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The ...
The Grotto, Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Hednesford
Situated alongside of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Uxbridge Street, Hednesford, the Grotto, opened in 1935, was manufactured from concrete, as was the church.
The postcard was published ...
The Hall Lodge , Rolleston
The Hall Lodge standing by the entrance drive to Rolleston Hall.
The Hall was built on the site of an earlier Tudor house which was the home of the Rolleston family. Around 1615 it was bought by Sir ...
The Hall Lodge in snow, Rolleston
The Hall Lodge standing by the entrance drive to Rolleston Hall.
The Hall was built on the site of an earlier Tudor house which was the home of the Rolleston family. Around 1615 it was bought by Sir ...
The Hospital, Hammerwich
Hammerwich's Cottage Hospital opened in 1882, the costs being met by subscription. It was intended primarily for the victims of colliery accidents. It commemorated the late Birmingham manufacturer T. ...
The Library, Hawkesyard Priory and College, Rugeley
The Library at Hawkesyard Priory was built in 1901-1902 and formed part of the Church and College buildings. In later years ownership of the site changed and the College buildings became Hawkesyard Priory ...
The Library, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage, Staffordshire
A white-robed Dominican Friar seated at study in the Library at Hawkesyard. The Library was built 1901-1902 and opened on December 12th 1904 by by Bishop Castelli. Prior to the availability of a separate ...
The Market Cross, Cheadle
A postcard view of Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction with Cross Street. It consists of an octagonal ...