Sailing on Blithfield Reservoir
Blithfield is the largest reservoir in Staffordshire, being 2 miles (3.2km)long, covering an area of 790 acres (320 hectares) with a maximum depth of 47 feet (14.3 metres).
It was built by the South ...
Salt Memorial Fountain, Slindon
The Salt Memorial was erected by John Charles Salt in 1884. John Salt, a member of the well-known Stafford banking family, also funded the construction of St. Chad's Church, Slindon, in 1894.
Sant's House, Slitting Mill, Rugeley
Cottage by Slitting Mill Waterworks shortly before demolition. The cottage belonged to the Water Company. Mary Sant and her blacksmith husband William were allowed to stay in the cottage until 1931, when ...
School water supply, Ranton
Three boys trundling an empty milk churn from Ranton School along Stocking Lane back to the village blacksmith. The three boys are Tony Cope, Peter Gill and Jeffrey Hill. At the time the village did ...
Scout House Reservoir, Rawnsley Hills, Hednesford
This was an open reservoir built in 1879 to receive water from Moors Gorse and Huntington pumping stations, and closed in the 1930s due to the effects of mining subsidence. From 1954 it was used as the ...
Sewage Works under Construction, Stafford,
Building of Stafford's sewage works at Lammascote.
This could possibly be the refuse destructor under construction.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ...
Sewer Workers, Stafford,
Sewage workers wearing protective clothing and breathing equipment. They are standing by a brick culvert.
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
On the right is the Shire ...
Sidney Fountain and Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View from Gaol Square, looking down Gaolgate Street to the Market Square.
The drinking fountain on the left was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband. ...
Sidney Fountain, Stafford,
This drinking fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in ...
Sidney Fountain, Stafford,
This drinking fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in ...
Sinking a well, Brown Edge
Celebrating the sinking of a well, 63 feet deep, at Brown Edge. The site of the well was selected by divining for water. Allan Brown, standing second from left, is holding a divining rod.
From left ...
South Staffordshire Water Works, Wolsley Road, Rugeley
Brindley Bank Pump House was opened in 1905 and was built by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. It contained a horizontal tandem compound pumping engine made by Hathorn Davey of Leeds in 1903. ...
South View House, Hixon,
South View House on Bath Lane, which was also a general store. The gatepost was believed to have been constructed from part of an old barn belonging to Tixall Hall, demolished in 1928.
To the left ...
Stafford Corporation Water Pumping Station, Milford,
The waterworks pumping station was built at Milford in 1890. The reservoirs situated on the top of the Satnall Hills supplied water to Stafford and its surrounding districts.
The house on the right ...
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote showing percolating filters, which is a secondary part of sewage treatment. The works are sited by the River Sow between Baswich and Milford.
Stafford Sewage Works,
Opening ceremony of Stafford's sewage works, attended by Mayor Frederick Greatrex (seen on the front row).
The main sewers served most of the Borough and discharged into a reception tank at the Corporation ...
Stafford Sewage Works, Brancote
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote showing the interior of the pumping house. The works are sited by the River Sow between Baswich and Milford.