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Hockley Road under water, Uttoxeter

Buses and lorries attempting to pass through the deep flood water (3 feet/1 metre).

Horninglow street floods, Burton upon Trent

Lantern slide view of a flooded Horninglow Street showing the Plough Inn on the left, with horse drawn vehicles making their way through the water. On the right, behind the floater are Allsopps Brewery's ...

Kettlebrook Road floods, Tamworth

Tamworth is located at the confluence of the rivers Anker and Tame and so was liable to severe flooding before flood defences were put in place. Particularly bad flooding occured in December 1900 and ...

Lower Lady Meadow

The 'great white winter' of 1962-3 was the coldest since 1740. Temperatures as low as -22°C were recorded. Heavy snow caused inevitable problems for British Railways, with snowdrifts of up to five ...

Mayor Leason Thanking Firemen after Floods, Stone,

Mayor Philip Leason thanking the fire brigade for their hard work during the floods of August 1987.

New Street during the flood of 1875, Burton-on-Trent

The church in the background is Christ Church, now without its spire. This was taken down due to damage from the Fauld Explosion of November 1944. The rest of the church survived and is now listed Grade ...

Oak struck by lightning, Aqualate

A powerful thunderstorm crossed Shropshire and south-west Staffordshire on Wednesday 16 May 1906. A lightning strike from the storm destroyed this huge oak tree near Aqualate Mere. This group of men ...

Oaken Lane flooded

Oaken Lane often flooded and this picture was taken by Doctor Burd, Codsall village doctor.

Pulling lorry out of mud, Staffordshire County Show, Uttoxeter

A lorry, registration number E3258, is being hauled out by two lines of men and boys with ropes at the Staffordshire County Show, held at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Thursday 4 June 1936.The show was hit ...

Pumping operations at Bees Lane Club, Rugeley

Fire Service pumping water from Bees Lane Progressive Working Men's Club and Institute after floods. A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy of the Birmingham Post).

Railway bridge collapse, Rugeley

On 15 January, 1928, the bank carrying the railway line between Rugeley Town railway station and its junction with the main line at the Trent Valley station collapsed at the bridge over the Trent & Mersey ...

Railway Station under flood, Burton upon Trent

Lantern slide showing the old Railway Station during the floods of July 1875. A second serious flood followed in October. Together, the floods caused considerable damage, estimated at £100,000. Copyright: ...

River Sow in flood, Stafford

Looking from Green Bridge upstream along the River Sow to the Town Mill. The buildings on the right belong to Mill Bank. A long period of rainy weather resulted in the River Sow rising to its highest ...

Sandon bridge washed away by floods

The bridge over the River Trent at Sandon washed away in the floods of 1946.

Sandon Road Floods, Stafford,

Floods seen in Sandon Road, just below the junction with Freeman Street.

Shuttington road flooded, Amington

Station Street during the flood, Burton upon Trent

A lantern slide view of Station Street during the flood of October 1875. The October flood was the second that year, the earlier one having occurred in July. Together the floods caused serious damage ...

The Flood after the thaw, Dove Bank, Uttoxeter

The flood outside Fryers Garage in Dove Bank 1946.