Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - Middleport
Map of the area to the south-west of Burslem town centre now known as Middleport.
Newport Lane runs down the centre of the map. It eventually meets the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Furlong Lane, Port ...
Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - Middleport
Map showing the area to the south-west of Burslem town centre now known as Middleport.
St. Paul's Church can be seen in the centre of the map.
Dale Street, Globe Street and Newport Street are still ...
Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - Middleport
Map showing the area to the south-west of Burslem town centre known as Middleport.
Navigation Road and Newport Lane are still there today. Port Vale Mill can be seen situated on the Trent and Mersey ...
Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - Port Vale Wharf and the Trent and Mersey Canal
To the south-west of Burslem, this area is now known as Middleport.
Longport Station and Fowlea Brook can be seen toward the bottom left of the map.
The Railway Inn is just along the road from ...
Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps - The Trent and Mersey Canal through Longport and Middleport
Map showing the Trent and Mersey Canal weaving through Longport and Middleport. This area lies to the south-west of Burslem town centre.
Why were the maps made?
This series of maps was surveyed ...
Burslem area Ordnance Survey Maps- Public Sewer in St. John's Square and Market Place Plan
Map showing details of Burslem's drainage plan.
Why were the maps made?
This series of maps was surveyed by the Ordnance Survey Department in 1851 in accordance with the provisions of the Public ...
Burston, near Stone
A postcard view looking north-west towards Burston village. The building in the distance on the left is the Greyhound Inn. The thatched cottages on the right have since been demolished.
This postcard ...
Bury Bank, Darlaston, Stone
This row of cottages stands on what is now the busy A51 leading to Nantwich. At the top of the hillside behind the cottages lies the Bronze or Iron Age hill fort of Bury Bank.
A postcard view by Stone ...
Butterhill House, Coppenhall,
Butterhill House was the home of the Marson family.
On the left is Butterhill windmill, dating from c.1800. The mill ceased work in the 1870s, but the sails were not removed until 1912.
By the Common Plot, Stone
This view is still recognisible, showing the gate for the footpath which leads from Outlines onto the northern edge of the Common Plot.
A postcard view by Stone photographer Phillip Dutton, of 63 High ...
Byanna, Eccleshall
Looking north along Newcastle Road towards Byanna house (just visible through the trees) from the bridge over the River Sow at Eccleshall.
A postcard view published by E.J. Hurlstone, High Street, ...
Calwich, near Ellastone
A road mender at work on the road between Ellastone and Mayfield at Calwich Bank.
Photographer: H.P. Hansen, Ashbourne.
Canal Bridge at Chillington, near Brewood
This bridge, number 32 on the Shropshire Union Canal, is the most ornamental canal bridge in Staffordshire. It carries the Avenue as it approaches Chillington Hall.
Cannock Chase
A steep track through the conifers on Cannock Chase, possibly Kitbag Hill which is a stretch of Marquis Drive between the old RAF Hednesford site and Moors Gorse on the Hednesford-Rugeley road..
Postcard ...
Cannock Chase views
Five views of the Cannock Chase landscape.
The writer says he is "walking around half asleep" and comments on how nice the area is. As there is no mention of military service he may have been a civilian ...
Cannock Chase views
Postcard with five views of scenery on Cannock Chase.
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.
Cannock Chase,
Cannock Chase was originally a hunting ground, covered by a great oak forest. At this time the Chase was more extensive, but centuries of industry and land enclosure has left only a small remnant.
Over ...
Cannock Chase,
Cannock Chase was originally a hunting ground, covered by a great oak forest. At this time the Chase was more extensive, but centuries of industry and land enclosure has left only a small remnant.
Over ...