Gaol Square, Stafford
The Union Jack Boot and Shoe shop - 'the working man's friend' - is in the centre of this photograph. In the 1930s the building would be replaced by the Gaol Square Garage. Note the cast-iron gentlemen's ...
Gaol Square, Stafford
A view of Gaol Square, Stafford published by Valentine's of Dundee and London in 1934. The Card was not posted until 14th July 1942.
Gaol Square, Stafford
Postcard published by Raphael Tuck some time after 1953 as the reverse states that they supplied the late King George VI and the late Queen Mary, who died in 1953. The card appears to be one of a series ...
Gaolgate, Stafford
Looking north towards Christ Church in the middle distance. The church was demolished in 1979 when Queensway was developed.
Postcard published in the 'Dainty Series' by E.T.W. Dennis of Scarborough ...
Gayton
Gayton is situated in the Trent Valley between Sandon and Chartley, approximately 6 miles north east of Stafford. It also contains the hamlets of Hartley Green and Wetmore.
The name Gayton probably ...
Gentleshaw
Gentleshaw village is situated in an elevated position on Cannock Chase, a little way south of Cannock Wood. Its name derives from ‘shaw’ meaning a grove and possibly from the surname ‘Gentyl’ which occurs ...
Glascote
Glascote is situated to the south-east of Tamworth, bisected by Glascote Road and bounded on the north and the west by the Coventry Canal. It is adjacent to the county’s boundary with Warwickshire and ...
Gnosall
Gnosall is a large village which lies 7 miles south west of Stafford and 6 miles north east of Newport. The land is gently rolling and lies mostly between 300 and 400 feet high. It is situated near the ...
Goldenhill
Once a small rural community, Goldenhill is now a suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is situated just over a mile to the north of Tunstall. Standing at 700 feet above sea level it is the highest ...
Gratwich
The small and remote village of Gratwich is situated four miles south-west of Uttoxeter in the valley of the river Blythe. It formed part of the Uttoxeter Poor Law Union. In 1934 the parish was added ...
Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley is situated south of Watling Street and is a former township of the parish of Cannock. Landywood is part of the parish. Although it is now a largely modern residential area, Great Wyrley ...
Grindon
The village of Grindon is situated high up in the Staffordshire Moorlands between the Hamps and the Manifold rivers and about seven miles from Leek.
The name Grindon is a descriptive name, derived ...
Hammerwich
Hammerwich is a pleasant village, situated on a hill about three miles south-west of Lichfield and to the north of Watling Street (the A5). The village was once served by both canal and railway. It has ...
Hamstall Ridware
The small, rural village of Hamstall Ridware is situated about four miles north-east of Rugeley in the Blythe valley. Pipe Ridware, Hill Ridware and Mavesyn Ridware are situated nearby, giving rise to ...
Hanbury
HANBURY is situated in an elevated position in Needwood Forest. The forest area originally comprised about 8,000 acres and belonged to the Duchy of Lancaster. The name Hanbury probably reflects its geographical ...
Hanford
Hanford is now a suburb of the Potteries, situated between the A34 Newcastle Road and the A500, the Potteries ‘D’ road. The name probably means ‘high ford’ from the Anglo- Saxon, ‘heanford’. The village ...
Hednesford
Hednesford is situated two miles north-east of the town of Cannock. There have been a number of historical variations on the name but locally it is often known as Hedgford.
In 1666 there were 53 ...
High Offley
The small village of High Offley is situated about four miles to the south west of Eccleshall near to Woodseaves in the west of Staffordshire. It is in an elevated position and its church provides a well ...