The Post Office, Acton Trussell
A postcard view of the former Post Office on Top Road, Acton Trussell. In the 1960s the Post Office was in Post Office Row, Meadow Lane.
This postcard was posted and franked in Acton Trussell on 10 ...
The Potteries. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of Longton taken from St. James' Church, Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The postcard is dated 1875 but Blake was not born until the mid 1870s. It is more likely that ...
The Real Devil in Stoke On Trent
Industrial landscape taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Photography and Design by William Blake.
This design, with its damning caption, is one of many that appear to confirm that Blake ...
The Rectory, Mucklestone
A view of the Rectory taken from Mucklestone church tower. This house has Tudor origins, but was almost completely rebuilt in the 18th century.
The Roebuck, Wolseley Bridge
Post card view of the Roebuck is seen here standing at the junction of the A51 and A513. On the right is Wolseley Bridge spanning the River Trent. In later years The Roebuck became known as The Wolseley ...
The Shops, Wharf Road, Gnosall
This row of shops is situated at the west end of Wharf Lane near the Boat Inn and is still in use (2023) but now with a full-length off the road pull in at the front.
A postcard published by Francis ...
The Shrewsbury Arms Hotel, Rugeley
The postcard view of the Shrewsbury Arms gives the name of the hotel's proprietor at the time and was presumably produced for advertising purposes. It was originally named the Crown. By the mid 19th ...
The site of Ashworth's and Clementson's potteries, Hanley
The tall chimney on the left belonged to George Ashworth's Broad Street Works. On the right are the remains of a chimney belonging to Clementson's flint mill. The bottle ovens in between are part of ...
The Smoking Room, Izaak Walton Hotel, Ilam, Dovedale
Originally a 17th century farmhouse, the building has been a hotel since the 19th century.
The hotel is situated close to the Staffordshire-Derbyshire border and was originally part of the Ilam Hall ...
The Square, Norton Canes
This postcard view can still be identified today especially as the corner shop on the right is still standing. Note the gas lamp in road. In the photograph are shoppers and children, and people passing ...
The Station House and the Dairy, Weston
For many years there were two Stations in the village of Weston. On the left in this postcard view is the Station House for Ingestre and Weston Station and on the right is the Dairy. In-between these ...
The Sun Inn, Lichfield Road, Stafford
This photograph of The Sun Inn on the Lichfield Road in Stafford was taken by Tony Boydon. In later years the archway on the left was closed off to provide additional space for a restaurant.
The Talbot Hotel, Stone
A postcard view of the Talbot Hotel on the junction of Station Road (right) and Tunley Street, Stone. Since this photograph was taken the brick work has been plastered and it has lost the windows on the ...
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 ...
The Vicarage, Ellenhall
A view of the mid-19th century Vicarage in Ellenhall. It is dated 3 August 1922 and on the reverse is the handwritten message "With all Good Wishes from Uncle & Auntie Lizzie". The couple in the doorway ...
The Vicarage, Hoar Cross
The Vicarage is situated in Maker Lane. It was probably designed by George Frederick Bodley R.A. (1827-1907) who designed the nearby Church of the Holy Angels which was dedicated in 1876. It is likely ...
The War Memorial, Anson Street, Rugeley
The 1921 War Memorial in its original Mutton Green location on Anson Street, Rugeley. The Police station (built 1907) is on the left and the Post Office (built in about 1910) is on the right. The memorial ...
The Windmill, Werrington
A postcard view of Werrington windmill which is thought to have been built around 1730, standing close to the Windmill Inn.
The brick-built mill formerly had four sails and a boat cap. It ceased to ...