The Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks
In this postcard view children pose for the photographer with the Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks, in the background. The Old Plough Inn stood on the junction of Leek Road, Main Road and Plough Bank. The ...
The old smithy, Coppenhall
A blacksmith filing the hoof of a horse outside the old smithy which was sited on the west side of Hyde Lea Bank, between Coppenhall and Hyde Lea. The blacksmith at the time was George Fletcher. The ...
The Old Vicarage, Eccleshall,
The Old Vicarage was built on Vicarage Close in 1703.
The building has not been used as a vicarage since the 1940s, and has now been converted into flats.
The Oratory, Bocobel House
A postcard view of a room known as the Oratory in Boscobel House. Boscobel House and its Royal Oak tree became famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
This ...
The Pool, Ranton Abbey
Women by Gap Pool at the Ranton Abbey estate, then the property of Lord Lichfield. A rustic seat has been positioned on the pathway for the woman with the dog.
The majority of the Priory buildings ...
The Queen Anne Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Queen Anne Bedroom, previously known as the Blue Bedroom. The room’s principal piece of furniture was the bed which was made in 1710 for the Queen’s visit to a house in Somerset; the ...
The Secondary (south) Staircase at Beaudesert Hall
There were several staircases at Beaudesert Hall; the two main staircases were positioned north and south of the entrance hall. Pictured is the Secondary (south) Staircase; it was of a slightly different ...
The Sleeping Children, Lichfield Cathedral
This postcard view shows one of the most famous monuments in Lichfield Cathedral is known as the Sleeping Children. It is a memorial to the Robinson children, Ellie Jane and Marianne, who died in 1812, ...
The Square, Great Haywood
View of the south side of The Square.
Note the signpost to Lichfield on the side of the Clifford Arms, and the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.
The Staircase at Wolseley Hall
The oak carved Staircase was installed by the Second Baronet, Sir Charles Wolseley (1630-1714) during renovation of the Hall and grounds. The famous travel writer Celia Fiennes (Lady Wolseley’s niece) ...
The Staircase, Hoar Cross Hall
The Staircase at Hoar Cross Hall.
Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. Henry died as a consequence ...
The State Bed at Beaudesert Hall
This view of the State Bed in the State Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall is from a glass negative believed to have been taken prior to the fire in 1909 which was in an adjacent part of the building. The State ...
The State Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
It is thought that the State Bedroom’s decoration and bed were original to the room from around the early 1700s and not altered as much as so many of Beaudesert’s rooms were after the 1909 fire. The ...
The State Dressing Room at Beaudesert Hall
Previously hung with Chinese wallpaper the State Dressing Room was badly damaged during the 1909 fire. During the repairs to the room it was given a completely different look by using old oak wainscot ...
The story of Clara Greensell, of Codsall
The story of Clara Greensell taken from court, parish and workhouse records. The document above shows Clara was apprenticed to Thomas Wellings, innkeeper of the Crown in Codsall. In July 1835 a court ...
The Tanner family and friends, Fazeley House, Fazeley
Rev. Robert Henry Tanner, Vicar of Fazeley from 1869 to 1909, pictured with his wife, daughters and step-daughters from his wife's first marriage. They are pictured with friends in the garden of the Fazeley ...
The Tanner family, Fazeley House, Fazeley
Rev. Robert Henry Tanner, Vicar of Fazeley from 1869 to 1909 (standing back left), pictured with his wife, his children, and his older step-daughters from his wife's first marriage. They are pictured ...
The Tanner family, Fazeley House, Fazeley
Rev. Robert Henry Tanner, Vicar of Fazeley from 1869 to 1909, pictured with his wife, daughters and step-daughters from his wife's first marriage. They are pictured in the garden of Fazeley House off ...