Dr William Palmer's House, Rugeley
William Palmer was hanged for the murder of John Parsons Cooke in 1856 and this was his home at the time. It was rented from the Earls of Lichfield. The murder took place in the Talbot Hotel, directly ...
Draycott Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
Eccleshall Road, Tillington, Stafford
A postcard view of a quiet scene looking northwest along the Eccleshall Road, Stafford.
On the left is the tree lined boundary wall and railings of Stafford Cemetery. In later years the stone wall ...
Elias Ashmole Ashmall Institute, Hammerwich
The Institute was opened in 1911 by Lady Cooper of Shenstone Court in memory of her father, Elias Ashmole Ashmall, a local farmer and churchwarden for 34 years who had died in 1889. Most of the cost was ...
Elizabethan Cottage, Horse Fair, Rugeley
The thatched cottage in the centre and the cottage on its right were demolished and later replaced by a parade of shops and a cinema.
The building on the left adjoining the thatched cottage remains ...
English Electric Co. Stafford and Tanks
A “Cromwell” tank made by the English Electric Co. (identified by its number) on active service in France.
During World War II, the English Electric Co. Ltd placed its accumulated experience and engineering ...
Entrance to Cannock Park
The gates and brick pillars and the tree-lined avenue leading to the Pavilion in Cannock Park. The original gates and pillars have since been replaced.
Postcard in the 'Teesee' Series', published by ...
Entrance to Dudley Castle, West Midlands
The entrance to Dudley Castle with the top of the Keep showing above the trees. In the foreground is Castle Street with tram lines.
The first Dudley Castle was built around 1100 but was completely ...
Erskine St., Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Erskine Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...
Excavation of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall, (1)
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Excavation of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall, (2)
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Ferry Bridge, Burton-upon-Trent
Ferry Bridge is a Grade II listed self-anchoring 75 metre, three-span Victorian wrought iron suspension footbridge across the River Trent in Burton-upon-Trent.
Ferry Bridge was built by the Burton ...
Ferrybridge, Burton-upon-Trent
A view of Ferrybridge taken from the Stapenhill (east) bank of the River Trent. To the right can be seen the tower of St Peter's church, Stapenhill, built 1880-1 by Evans & Jolly of Nottingham. Ferrybridge ...
Gaol Square, Stafford,
The Union Jack boot and Shoe shop - 'the working man's friend' - had closed at the time of this photograph. In the 1930s the building would be replaced by the Gaol Square Garage.
Note the cast-iron ...
Gates at Wootton Hall, near Ellastone
Wootton Hall, Ellastone, Wootton. Decorated wrought iron gates at the entrance to the Wootton Hall estate. Wootton Hall, near Ellastone, was a large stone house which was extensively rebuilt in about ...
Gateway, Ingestre Stables,
The original seventeenth century stables at Ingestre Hall are next to St. Mary's Church.
The new stables (pictured) were designed by John Birch in the late nineteenth century. This elaborate building ...
George and Dragon, Kinver
The George and Dragon stood on the High Street in Kinver. It was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for a new housing development.
Gravelly Bank, Lightwood. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Gravelly Bank, Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...