Construction of the new Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
A new bridge was built to carry the A50 over the River Dove when the road was rebuilt in 1970. The old bridge, which dates from the 14th century, no longer carries road traffic and is now a footpath. ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Mixing concrete.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Digging the foundations for a new boiler house and laundry.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Lining the new pool with sheets of bitumen.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Constructing a reinforced concrete raft for the boiler house and laundry.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This ...
Construction of a petrol station, Uttoxeter
Construction of the Shell filling station at the western end of New Road and the A50 at Uttoxeter
Construction of a petrol station, Uttoxeter
Construction of the Shell filling station at the western end of New Road and the A50 at Uttoxeter. The man looking on is Bill Keeling, who had a timber and coalyard business based on the site now (2010) ...
Construction of Albert's Café in Victoria Park, Stafford
This view was taken during the restoration of Victoria Park in Stafford, and shows of some of the early construction work for a new Café which later became known as Albert’s Café.
A £2.5 ...
Construction of Blake High School, Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock
This picture shows the shell of the school building under construction.
Construction of Christchurch Way, Stone
Demolition and clearance is well underway in this photograph. The Police Station and Christ Church can be seen in the background.
Construction of extension to Westhorpe Home for the Elderly, Stafford
Westhorpe was built in 1897 on Rowley Park for W.H. Peach, a shoe manufacturer and Mayor of Stafford 1886/7.
In 2002 the house is a home for the elderly and is owned by the County Council. Many alterations ...
Construction of New Flats, Hesketh Road, Stafford
This Staffordshire Newsletter picture shows the construction of new blocks of flats on Hesketh Road, near to Rising Brook, Stafford. Around 2016 all of these flats were demolished and replaced by several ...
Construction of No.1 Brewery, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
View of the site from the boiler plant, looking towards Station Street.
Construction of Riverside Shopping Centre and Cinema, Stafford
This picture taken on the Green Bridge over the River Sow in Stafford, shows foundations and groundwork created to take steel framework to be used in the construction of a new Cinema. The Odeon Luxe Cinema ...
Construction of Riverside Shopping Centre, Stafford
This view taken on South Walls, Stafford, shows steel framework and scaffolding used in the construction of one of the large retail units that would later be occupied by a Primark store and form part ...
Construction of Rugeley 'B' Power Station
Construction of Rugeley's 'B' 1000MW Power Station began in 1965 and was completed in 1972. The power station closed in June 2016 and was demolished in 2021. It is said typically to have consumed 1.6 ...
Construction of Stafford Magistrates Court and Stafford Police Station
In the centre of this view is the construction site for Stafford Police Station (left) and Magistrates Court (right) which is bordered by Eastgate Street, Cope Street and South Walls.
In the background ...
Construction of the Guildhall, Stafford,
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...