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Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - Port Vale Wharf and the Trent and Mersey Canal

To the south-west of Burslem, this area is now known as Middleport. Longport Station and Fowlea Brook can be seen toward the bottom left of the map. The Railway Inn is just along the road from ...

Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - The Trent and Mersey Canal through Longport and Middleport

Map showing the Trent and Mersey Canal weaving through Longport and Middleport. This area lies to the south-west of Burslem town centre. Why were the maps made? This series of maps was surveyed ...

Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps- Public Sewer in St. John's Square and Market Place Plan

Map showing details of Burslem's drainage plan. Why were the maps made? This series of maps was surveyed by the Ordnance Survey Department in 1851 in accordance with the provisions of the Public ...

Caverswall Church

The Church of St Peter in Caverswall is mostly late 12th century, with a 13th century arcade and a Perpendicular west tower. Some rebuilding, including the clerestory, took place in the 17th century.

Ceremony to dedicate churchyard extensions, St. Nicholas' Church, Fulford

Included in the procession (from left to right) are ?, Bishop of Lichfield, Percy Forster, Reverend Arthur E. Smith and Mr Ernest Jenkinson. The Bishop of Lichfield was Edward Woods. The churchyard ...

Cross at Washerwell Lane, Caverswall

This late medieval cross was perhaps erected by monks from Hulton Abbey. Its precise purpose is not known, but it may have served as a butter cross, a boundary mark, or to mark Wash Well.

Croxden Abbey Form S.W. Photographed by William Blake.

A south-west view of Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the Croxden Abbey ruins, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

Croxden Abbey: sepia drawing

'View of the remains of Croxden Abbey, from the Cloister Court.''J. Buckler.'

Croxden Abbey: water colour painting

Interior view showing a view of the ruins from the north east.'J. Buckler.'

Curious stone at the Abbey, Leek

This stone with its Celtic-type carving was found on the site of Dieulacres Abbey.

Excavation of Queen's Low Barrow, Tixall, (1)

Queen's Low is a burial mound located near Lower Hanyards. The mound dates from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (2400 - 1500 BC), and is known as a 'bowl' barrow because of its shape.

Excavation of Queen's Low Barrow, Tixall, (2)

Queen's Low is a burial mound located near Lower Hanyards. The mound dates from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (2400 - 1500 BC), and is known as a 'bowl' barrow because of its shape.

Excavation of St. Bertelin's Church, Stafford

Mr. A. H. Oswald, Keeper of Archaeology at Birmingham Museum, describing the progress of excavations on the site of St. Bertelin's Chapel in St. Mary's churchyard to members of the Old Stafford Society. ...

Forton Church and Hall, Staffordshire

Regarding the Church - The earliest stonework in All Saints' church dates from c.1200, and can found in the east wall of the chancel and part of the north wall; above the vestry door can be seen an original ...

Hanbury Church - Barrow: drawing

'Sketch of a barrow at N.W. end of Hanbury Ridge.' Showing the circle about 27 feet in diameter on a hill top, drawn in relation to Hanbury Church. A plan and section labelled 'Flat topped Barrow on ...

Hanley United Methodist Conference

This photograph was taken in 1928 and shows the local committee for the United Methodist Conference of Bethesda, Hanley.

Hulton Abbey

The ruins of Hulton Abbey in the grounds of Carmountside Junior High School located at the junction of Leek Road and Woodhead Road. The Medieval Cistercian Hulton Abbey was consecrated in 1223 but following ...