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All Saints' Church, Milwich,

The first record of a church on this site is dated c.1140. The tower of the present building dates from the late fifteenth century, although the remainder of the church was rebuilt in the 1790s after ...

Alliance Street, Stafford,

This view of Alliance Street shows the extension of the old Alliance Street onto Stone Road. These houses were built by Whittinghams. Opposite the first block was Pitt Street which led onto John Donne ...

Allsopp & Sons Ltd. train with brewing machinery, Burton-upon-Trent

This photograph marks a very significant event in British brewing history: the main-stream introduction of lager beer brewing. Previously, supplies were imported from Germany or had been produced in smaller ...

Allsopp & Sons, Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent

A general view of Allsopp & Sons, Ltd. brewery from the railway. Allsopp’s brewery was founded in 1807 when Samuel Allsopp purchased Wilson’s brewery business. In 1859 a new brewery was built on ...

Allsopp's Cooperage, Burton-on-Trent.

The cooperage buildings and yard crowded with casks. On the line to the right stands Allsopp's Steam Loco No.5. The loco was built in 1876 and was cabless.

Almshouses, Penkridge,

These almshouses in New Road were built in 1866 by the Dowager Lady hatherton as a memorial to her husband. They consisted of five tenements for retired labourers from the Teddesley estate.

Alton Castle and the Hospital of St. John

An aerial view of Alton. On the left is Alton Castle. The first castle, a medieval structure, was built by Bertram de Verdun in 1175. Part of one of the towers remains in the forecourt of the later ...

Alton Railway Station and Churnet Valley

Alton station stood on the Churnet Valley line of the North Staffordshire Railway. It was built in an Italianate villa style in about 1849. The station was used by the Earl of Shrewsbury, and had a luggage ...

An in-seam roadway, Lea Hall Colliery, Rugeley

A coal miner standing in the Deep-Seam roadway. The endless-road haulage can be seen between and adjacent to the rails. Water and fire-fighting pipes are slung from the supports at the side and the power ...

Anchor Road, Adderley Green. Photographed by William Blake.

Street scene with a view of Anchor road, Adderley Green, Nr. Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The left hand turning is Gladstone Street, which is now called Bambury Street. The Railway Hotel ...

Anchor Road, Longton

The camera is looking southwards along Anchor Road towards the bridge that carries the Stoke to Derby railway line over Anchor Road. The camera was on the corner of Anchor Terrace by the corner shop, ...

Armitage Railway Station

This glass negative image shows a southbound train approaching. The man on the up platform (right) is probably a porter. The LNWR locomotive establishes mid-1904 as the earliest date of the photograph. ...

Ash Green, Trentham,

Ashbourne Road, Leek

This street was formerly known as London Road, taking its exisiting name in the early 1900s. At the start of the nineteenth century the fairly rapid expansion of the town saw new buildings along the ...

Ashbourne Road, Rocester

View of Ashbourne Road, looking towards Church Lane. The yard leading to the Red Lion public house is on the left, next to Dwyer's general store.

Aston-by-Stone Railway Station

A view of the platforms at Aston-by-Stone railway station looking south, viewed from close to the level crossing at Little Stoke. A northbound locomotive is arriving at the station. The station was ...

Band of Hope demonstration, Stockwell Street, Leek

This was an annual church procession originating in Leek and generally involving young adults. The Band of Hope was a movement closely allied to the Temperance movement. This march was led by the Congregationalists, ...

Barley Mow Public House, Milford,

In the early twentieth century the Barley Mow was a popular inn with cyclists and day trippers. The building remains little changed today.