Bridge Street, Stafford
Herbert Chatfield occupied the house behind the shops, which were probably owned by his family.
Shops include Julia's Bake Shop. The building was demolished shortly afterwards and the building which ...
Brindley Crescent, Hednesford
Residents from Brindley Village at the opening of the housing estate which was to become their new home at Brindley Crescent and Bracken Close, Hednesford. The houses in the background are numbers 13 ...
British Reinforced Concrete factory after demolition, Stafford
The remains of the B.R.C. factory on Silkmore Lane shortly after it was demolished in October 1991.
The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company manufactured reinforced concrete structures and ...
British Reinforced Concrete Factory, Stafford
A view of the office blook which faced onto Lichfield Road, built between 1924 and 1926.
The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company manufactured reinforced concrete structures and made steel ...
British Reinforced Concrete Factory, Stafford
A wall of the buildings added to the British Reinforced Concrete factory, Stafford in 1971. The wall panels consist of single skin of brick with brick reinforcement in the joints (manufactured by BRC). ...
British Reinforced Concrete factory, Stafford
A wall of the buildings added to the British Reinforced Concrete factory, Stafford in 1971. They consist of extremely large reinforced concrete panels faced with brick.
The British Reinforced Concrete ...
British Reinforced Concrete Factory, Stafford
The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company manufactured reinforced concrete structures and made steel mesh for reinforcing concrete. The company moved from Manchester to Stafford in 1926, building ...
Builders and undertakers, Penkridge
Interior view of the workshop of F. J. Rostance and Son with staff and a newly completed coffin. Pictured are George Hollis and Reg Price.
The Rostance family business began as a builders in Stone ...
Builders at Elford Grove, near Eccleshall
Builders at work renovating Elford Grove, the home of John Kelsall. The workmen appear to be replacing windows and doors and the walls of the house look to have been newly rendered.
Photographer: ...
Building Blake High School, Marston Road, Hednesford
The picture was taken from the Belt Road end of Marston Road, looking towards the front of the school during its construction.
At the front of the building is the old reception area. The taller building ...
Building Department, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...
Building of the New Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,
Proposed design for the new Wedgwood Factory front at Barlaston, by architectural practice C.S. White and Keith Murray.
Josiah Wedgwood (1730 - 1795) began his apprenticeship as a potter in 1744. ...
Building site, Lotus Factory, Sandon Road, Stafford
This photograph shows the building of a new office block within the Lotus Factory site.
Building the City Central Library, Bethesda Street, Hanley
This photograph was taken during the early stages of the building of the City Central Library and Archives in Bethesda Street. On the left is the chimney attached to the boiler house and on the right ...
Building the foundations of a Luhrig washer, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
Coal needs washing before use to remove impurities. The Luhrig Washer was invented in 1887.
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The ...
Building the Memorial Hall Extension, Hixon,
The Memorial Hall was built in 1926 on High Street to commemorate the Hixon men killed in the First World War.
Sir Harry Lauder, the Scottish comedian and singer, contributed to the building fund when ...
Building the Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A group of men discussing plaans during the construction of the Municipal Hall on the Ironmarket. The man standing to the right is believed to be John Gallimore, builder and architect.
Building the Springfield estate, Rugeley
Rugeley's Springfield housing estate under construction by Wimpey. A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy of the Birmingham Post).