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Leek Road, Abbey Hulton

A view south along Leek Road from the corner with Birches Head Road. To the left are the buildings of the now demolished Carmountside Junior High School. This was also the site of the Cistercian Abbey ...

Lichfield - Antique Chalice: engraving

'Antique Chalice, found in the Cathedral Church in Lichfield.' Showing a much corroded chalice. [Marked in pencil, 1772.] Anonymous.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop

The Primitive Methodists held their first open-air prayer meeting at Mow Cop in 1807. The chapel shown in this photograph was one of many around this area. Remembering Methodism at Mow Cop A ...

Reconstruction of the Precinct of Croxden Abbey, circa 1340

Based on map and documentary evidence combined with site visits, this aerial view shows a suggested reconstruction of the main precinct of Croxden Abbey, near Rocester, around the year 1340. The abbey ...

Ruins of the Abbot's House, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

The ruins of the Abbot's house at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

Saxon Cross Shaft, Eyam, Derbyshire. Photographed by William Blake.

Stereoscope slide of a Saxon Cross Shaft at Eyam Church, Derbyshire.

Saxon Cross Shafts in Checkley Churchyard. Photographed by William Blake.

Examples of saxon cross shafts in the the churchyard at St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley, Staffordshire.

Saxon Cross-Shaft, Alstonefield. Photographed by William Blake.

Stereoscope image of an anglo-saxon cross-shaft found at Alstonefield Church, Staffordshire

Stone - Ancient Doorway in Vicarage Garden: sepia drawing

'Ancient Doorway in the Vicarage Garden, Stone, Staffordshire,' showing a Norman door of three orders, in the Vicarage Garden [at St. Michael's church.]'J. B.,' [John Buckler.]

Stone effigy, Sheen. Photographed by William Blake.

A much defaced stone effigy of a priest (probably 15th century) outside the east end of Sheen church.

The Bawd Stone, Hen Cloud, near Leek. Photographed by William Blake.

The Bawd Stone stands on the north west side of Hen Cloud and is possibly a megalithic monument. Hen Cloud is a well known geological landmark near to the Roaches and is part of the Peak District National ...

The Bridestones, near Rushton Spencer. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape including an ancient stone landmark known as The Bridestones. The stones are the remains of a large Neolithic chambered tomb. They are situated at Bosley Cloud on the Staffordshire and ...

The Bridestones, near Rushton Spencer. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape including an ancient stone landmark known as The Bridestones. The stones are the remains of a large Neolithic chambered tomb. They are situated at Bosley Cloud on the Staffordshire and Cheshire ...

The East Cloister, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the east cloister ruins at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

The East End and Stone Coffin, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

The ruins of the east end and a stone coffin at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

The 'New Castle' by Chris Haynes

To celebrate the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme receiving its first royal charter, in 2023 local artist Chris Haynes painted the medieval landscape of the borough and Manor of Newcastle as ...

The South Transept, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

The ruins of the south transept at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

The South Transept, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

The south transept ruins at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.