The Parkes family logging in Patshull Park
The trees were cut down and taken to John S. Hickman's Timber Company in Wolverhampton. The Parkes family would collect timber from as far afield as the Welsh border, on a sub-contract basis for Hickman.
Jim ...
The Red Lion, Sutton, near Forton
A pony and cart pictured outside the Red Lion Inn at Sutton, near Forton. The licensee at the time was Richard E Parker.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
The Seven Stars, Seisdon
The Seven Stars stands on the corner of Fox Road and Tinker's Castle Road. This building was demolished and a new pub was built by Ansell's brewery on the same site during the inter wars years.
The Star Inn, Cop Mere End, Eccleshall,
The Star Inn was once known as The Rising Sun.
The Vicarage Field, Hoar Cross
Working horses and farm workers in the field adjacent to the Vicarage at Hoar Cross.
This unused postcard precedes the 1902 introduction of the split-back which allowed the address and a message on ...
Thomas Smith, Whiston Eaves, Whiston
Thomas Smith pictured with a gun, rabbit and spaniel at the rear of Whiston Eaves.
Whiston Eaves farmhouse was built in the early 17th century and remodelled in the early 19th century. In the latter ...
Timber drag at Hollington Quarry
Workers at Hollington Quarry with a horse team and timber drag. The timber was probably being delivered for use as props and supports in the quarrying process.
Hollington Stone was used to repair stonework ...
Town Mill, Stafford
The corn mill and offices of J. Brookfield and Son in Tenterbanks, who produced animal feed.
The mill was built by George Brewster in 1834, on the site of the medieval town mill. It was powered by ...
Turner's Confectionery Shop, Eccleshall,
Turner's shop was located on the corner of High Street and Castle Street.
The inn sign on the right belongs to the Grenadier, which has now been demolished. Selwyn Court is located opposite the site ...
Turning hay, Stowe by Chartley
Turning hay to help it dry using a horse-drawn tedder near Stowe-by-Chartley.
Photograph by G.S. McCann of 27 High Street, Uttoxeter.
Two girls and pony, Wood Eaton Manor, Church Eaton
Constance Isabel Morris-Eyton and Rose Margaret Eleanor Morris-Eyton with a pony standing outside the entrance porch at Wood Eaton Manor. At the time of this photograph it was the residence of Mr and ...
Victoria Road, Yoxall
A postcard view looking north along Victoria Street, Yoxall. Facing the photographer are two horse-drawn vehicles. On the left is a farm wagon and to the right is a Norfolk cart and pony.
Photographer: ...
Village Stores, Hilderstone,
On the right, next to the delivery cart horse, is Matthew Henry (Harry) Meddings, age 30, grocer and baker. The woman in the doorway (front) is most likely Mary Ann Meddings, the small boy is possibly ...
Walton on the Hill Smithy
Mr W.M. Giles, the village blacksmith, shoeing a horse at Walton on the Hill Smithy in the early 1970s.
Walton, Stone,
The houses on the left and the bridge still stand today, although a new road bridge runs parallel to the old.
In the distance is Elm Terrace.
Wedding Carriage, Gnosall High Street,
The High Street decorated for a wedding.
The public house on the right is the Horns Inn, with the Duke's Head on the right.
Weston Hall,
This seventeenth century hall is located half a mile west of Weston, on the lower slopes of Weston Bank. The porch was added in the Victorian period.
In the early twentieth century the house was sold ...
Windmill Inn and Crossroads, Meir Heath,