Boy's Library, Denstone College
The Boy's Library opened in 1881. In 1899 new oak bookcases were installed and the contents organised by Mr A. A. Armstrong, the Librarian.
Denstone College was begun in 1868 and opened in 1873 as ...
Brewood Library
Brewood Library is situated on Newport Street and was opened by Councillor F.W. Savill, Chairman of Staffordshire County Council's library sub-committee on 27 March 1972. Built at a cost of £30,000 it ...
Bridge Street, Stafford
Photograph taken from Grapes Corner, the junction of Lichfield Road, Bailey Street and Newport Road. On the right, in the distance, can be seen the clock tower of the Royal Brine Baths. The open-sided ...
Bridge Street, Stafford
Postcard published by Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London. Postmarked 24 February 1907.
Bridge Street, Stafford
Bridge Street, close to Green Bridge, looking towards the town centre. The clock tower belongs to the Royal Brine Baths, built in 1892. The open-sided tower was used by the fire brigade to dry their ...
Bridge Street, Stafford
This postcard view shows an open top bus travelling along Bridge Street, Stafford, on its way to Stafford Common.
On the left is the Picture House cinema which opened as a cinema on 23 February 1914. ...
Bridge Street, Stafford,
Photograph taken from Grapes Corner, the junction of Lichfield Road, Bailey Street and Newport Road.
On the right, in the distance, can be seen the clock tower of the Royal Brine Baths. The open-sided ...
Bridge Street, Stafford, (1)
The public house on the left is the Grapes Hotel.
On the right, in the distance, can be seen the clock tower of the Royal Brine Baths. The open-sided tower was used by the fire brigade to dry their ...
Bridgeford Players’ production of ‘The Poltergeist’, Great Bridgeford
A scene from the Bridgeford Players’ production of Frank Harvey’s comedy ‘The Poltergeist’. Left to right: Cyril Whitehouse, John Bedford, Beryl Whitehouse, Gwyneth Williams, Barbara Macleod and James ...
Brine Swim, Royal Brine Baths, Stafford,
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892, designed ...
Britannia Picture House, Cheslyn Hay
William 'Neddy' Thacker with horse and cart outside the Britannia Picture House, Rosemary Road, Cheslyn Hay. The cinema opereated during the 1930s and the site is now (2007) occupied by flats at Liberty ...
British Legion Headquarters, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent
The British Legion headquarters building stood at the corner of Sheppard Street and London Road in Stoke. The building was also the London Road Sports and Social Club. Built in the 1880s, the house predates ...
Broad Sreet, Hanley
Photograph taken looking down Broad Street. The ABC cinema is on the right, showing Tobe Hooper's 1982 film "Poltergeist". The Mitchell Memorial Hall is just down the road from the cinema. On the left ...
Broadway Cinema, Meir
Photograph taken looking south-west. The Broadway cinema was opened on the 14th of December 1936. Built in the Art Deco style, it had an angular design, rounded corners, a "grand staircase" entrance ...
Broadway cinema, Meir. Photographed by William Blake
The Broadway cinema was opened on the 14th of December 1936. Built in the Art Deco style, it had an angular design, rounded corners, a "grand staircase" entrance and seating for 1,000 people. It also ...
Brough Park and the Nicholson Institute, Leek
A view of the Nicholson Institute from Brough Park. The Nicholson Institute was presented to the town by Joshua Nicholson, a silk manufacturer, as a monument to Richard Cobden, the zealous campaigner ...
Bucknall Workingmen's Club, Marychurch Road, Bucknall
Bucknall Workingmen's Club and Institute was on Marychurch Road, just south of St Mary's Church. Today the land is modern housing. The club was built on the site of Grove House. Bert Bentley notes that ...
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 ...