Wash Pit, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Watergate Street, Tunstall
Terraced houses, numbers 1 & 13, in Watergate Street in Tunstall. The houses in this area date from the middle of the 19th century and even before 1939 there was a programme of slum clearance in the area. ...
Watling Street, Cannock
Looking towards Four Crosses on Watling Street near Cannock, now the A5. This view is now virtually unrecognisable as it is now Longford Island. An entrance to the grounds of Longford House is visible ...
Watling Street, Stretton, near Penkridge
A postcard view of a quiet scene on the Watling Street (A5) at Stretton. The cottage on the right remains (January 2020). The two people outside the doorway of the cottage are Joseph Onion and his younger ...
Wellington Silk Mills, Strangman Street, Leek
The mill was owned by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which traded from the premises for over a century, between the late 1860s until the 1970s. The company was the last firm in Leek involved in the ...
Wellington Street Junction Signal Box, Burton-upon-Trent
On the left there is a part view of the former Wellington Street Junction signal box and centre right in the background can be seen the back of Burton Station South signal box, both of which stood near ...
Wesleyan Chapel, Hilderstone,
This is the third Methodist chapel in Hilderstone. It was built in 1894.
The chapel was well attended by farming families arriving in horse-drawn vehicles, on foot or bicycle, and later by car.
West Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1972 this photograph shows the terraced housing on the West Brampton. The corner shop can be seen to the left of the picture in the foreground. Tall concrete lamposts line the street at regular ...
West Hill School, Hednesford
This school on Green Heath Road, known locally as West Hill, is now (2022) West Hill Primary School. Situated on the corner of High Mount Street it was enlarged in 1888-89, as the original British School ...
West Hill School, High Mount Street, Hednesford
West Hill School building, built in 1888, can be seen to the left with the small bell tower and pointed gables. The two houses on the right of this photograph were originally occupied by the headmaster ...
West Hill, Hednesford
This street is officially now named Green Heath Road but is still referred to locally as West Hill. The building with the steeple on the right is West Hill Primary School. This and some of the houses ...
West Hill, Hednesford
Now officially named Green Heath Road this early postcard shows West Hill with the Board Schools for boys and girls on the right, now West Hill Primary School. There is open land on the street before ...
West Street, Silverdale
Looking south along West Street, Silverdale, towards High Street with houses on Park Road in the background. On the left is a vintage car. Photograph taken by a member of the Silverdale Community Play ...
Western Springs Road, Rugeley
A postcard view of a quiet scene looking south-east on the Western Springs Road, Rugeley, with a junction with Sheep Fair on the left.
Weston Garage
Weston Garage with the owner Jack Austin on the left, wearing a cap. The garage was demolished around 1930 when the railway bridge was built.
Weston in Flood,
A long period of rainy weather resulted in the River Trent rising to its highest level ever recorded. Many towns and villages suffered flood damage.
Weston Station and Station House
A postcard view of Weston Station and House and on the left is a part view of the Signal Box.
For many years there were two Stations in the village of Weston. In the picture is Weston Station also ...