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Rickshaw, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter

A rickshaw made in 1903 by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter for export to Mr F.G. Keeling, Shanghai, China. This photograph was taken outside the Richardson family home, next door to the company works at ...

Rickshaw, Uttoxeter Church Bazaar

A rickshaw made by Richardson's Coachbuilders pictured at the Uttoxeter Church Bazaar in an Alfred McCann postcard. The boy between the shafts was Richardson's last apprentice. This rickshaw was not ...

Rudyard Lake

Rudyard Lake is a reservoir which was constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 miles long and covers roughly an area of 168 acres. ...

Show stand, Richardson & Son coachbuilders, Uttoxeter

Richardson & Son's stand at the Staffordshire County Show held in Uttoxeter on 27 and 28 August 1902. The stand shows off the company's range of carriages and carts. The business was started by George ...

Skating by Moonlight on Rudyard Lake

Rudyard Lake or reservoir was constructed in 1797 by engineer, John Rennie, to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 miles long and covers roughly an area of 168 acres. ...

Spring Valley, Trentham

Spring Valley, on the Trentham Estate, separates Jervis Wood form King's Wood. With Jervis Wood to its south, King's Wood provides the primary background to Trentham lake in the view from the Hall and ...

St. Mary's Church, Swynnerton

The parish church of St. Mary’s has Norman features, notably a very fine west doorway. The chancel and nave are Early English. The church is also notable for a statue of a seated Christ, some seven feet ...

Stanhope Gig, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter

A Stanhope Gig made by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter. The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright in Bradley Street, when he opened coachbuilding premises at Park Street in the 1840s. ...

Stanhope Gig, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter

A Stanhope Gig made in 1902 by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter for export to Mr C. Tambisi of the Bank of Africa, Lagos, in what is now Nigeria. The certificate in the foreground is for the Silver Medal ...

Stone Road, Tittensor

St. Luke's Church gates can be seen on the left. When the A34 was constructed and the road was widened, the gates were moved back, meaning that the church was much closer to the road..

Swynnerton Hall

In 1562 the Swynnerton estate passed to William Fitzherbert. The present house was built by Francis Smith of Warwick for Thomas Fitzherbert in 1729. James Trubshaw made further additions and alteration ...

Swynnerton Park

A view of the parkland within the Swynnerton Hall estate. In 1562 the Swynnerton estate passed to William Fitzherbert. The present house was built by Francis Smith of Warwick for Thomas Fitzherbert ...

Swynnerton Park Cricket Ground

Cricket was first played at Swynnerton Park in 1892 when the club won a match against Stone Cricket Club. The original pavilion (pictured) was built in 1912 and avoided being damaged by a bomb which ...

Swynnerton Village

On the right is George Bennett's wheelrights workshop. A wagon can be seen, but the age of the motor car has clearly arrived. On the left in the trees is the Old Post Office. A postcard view published ...

The Roaches

View of the Roaches from Roach Road near Leek. The name 'Roaches' derives from the French word 'roche' meaning a rock or cliff.

The wheelwright's shop, Cotes Heath

Tom Giles' wheelwright's shop which was across the road from the Cotes Heath Farm, on land which eventually became part of Nelson Hall playing fields. Tom Giles, farmer and blacksmith, was born in Farndon, ...

Thomas and Ellen Boulton, Whittington, near Eccleshall

Thomas and Ellen Boulton of The Smithy, Whittington, near Eccleshall, pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. Thomas was a wheelwright and undertaker. Photograph by Staffordshire Photo Service, ...

Thomas Boulton, Whittington, near Eccleshall

Thomas Boulton (1879-1964) of The Smithy, Whittington, near Eccleshall, wearing the regalia of Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. He was Secretary of the Vernon Younge Lodge. Thomas ...