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Bishop Ryder's Statue, Lichfield Cathedral

This postcard shows the kneeling statue set up as a monument to Bishop Ryder in Lichfield Cathedral. It stands in the north choir aisle Rev. Henry Dudley Ryder (1777-1836), Bishop of Lichfield and ...

Bore Street, Lichfield

A postcard view taken in Bore Street, Lichfield. On the extreme right is Lichfield House which was built in 1510 and is a fine example of a Tudor timber-framed building. During the Civil War it was ...

Bore Street, Lichfield

The title on this postcard ‘Old houses in Blore Street, Lichfield’ is incorrect. This view was taken in Bore Street, Lichfield. This photograph was taken after the installation of the clock on the Guildhall ...

Bore Street, Lichfield

The title on this postcard ‘Old houses in Bare Street, Lichfield’ is incorrect. This view is in Bore Street, Lichfield. Second from the left is the Guildhall which was rebuilt in the 19th century, ...

Borough Hall, Stafford

The Borough Hall was designed in 1876 by local architect Henry Ward who also designed Stafford Grammar School. We are unable to identify the publisher of this card which was printed in Germany. The design ...

Borough Hall, Stafford

This postcard view shows the Borough Hall on Eastgate Street which was designed by Henry Ward, the Borough architect. It opened on 20 June 1877. Stafford Borough Council offices, the Library and the ...

Bourne Chapel, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

Church exterior taken at Bourne Chapel, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Bowling Green Screen, Chillington Hall

In the distance stands the brick and stone bowling green screen which has a pair of niches framing an archway behind which there was once a bowling green. The screen was built around 1724 and restored ...

Bowling Green Screen, Chillington Hall

The brick and stone bowling green screen has a pair of niches framing an archway behind which there was once a bowling green. The screen was built around 1724 and restored in 1911. The wrought iron gates ...

Bowling Green Screen, Chillington Hall,

The screen was built in about 1724 and restored in 1911.

Brewood Hall

Brewood Hall became the seat of William, son of Roger Fowke during the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483). It later belonged to the Monckton family and in 1930 Major R.F.P. Monckton sold it to Mr C.O. Langley. ...

Broom (now Worcestershire) Church: engraving

Part of a plate showing the figure of St. Kenelm and a carving on a pew in the church. Broom was in Staffordshire until 1895, since when it has been part of Worcestershire. Anonymous.

Burntwood Asylum

This postcard view shows the entrance front of Burntwood Asylum, later St. Matthew's Hospital, a name officially adopted in 1948. The hospital was built by the County of Stafford for mentally ill patients ...

Calvary, Hawkesyard Priory, Rugeley

A postcard view of the Calvary in the gardens at Hawkesyard Priory. A Calvary is a sacred cross, particular to the Roman Catholic church, usually with the figure of Christ on a crucifix. Calvary is ...

Carved Stone, Eccleshall Church. Photographed by William Blake.

Anglo-saxon carved stone built into the walls of the vestry at the north-west end of Eccleshall church.

Carved Stone, Eccleshall Church. Photographed by William Blake.

Anglo-saxon carved stone built into the walls of the vestry at the north-west end of Eccleshall church.

Chancel Screen, Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall,

Screen in the north chancel prior to the 1930s alterations. The Bosville Chapel, now called the Lady Chapel, is behind. Holy Trinity Church dates from the twelfth century. The chancel was replaced ...

Chapel Interior, Alton Towers

The Chapel was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled or completed by A.W.N. Pugin after 1839. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot ...