Coton, Gnosall
Looking along Newport Road towards Gnosall village centre from Coton, this photograph was taken just outside the Navigation Inn (off the picture, to the left) by the road bridge over the Shropshire Union ...
Maypole dancers, Endon
Maypole dancing is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning when the stone well head was built in 1845 at the expense ...
Letocetum Roman Site, Wall
A reconstruction of the Roman bath house and hostel at Wall, drawn by Claire Thorne.
Letocetum was an important military staging post and settlement on Watling Street (the modern A5) and is sited close ...
Letocetum Roman site, Wall
A reconstruction of the Roman hostel (in front) and bath house at Wall drawn by Ivan Lapper.
Letocetum was an important military staging post and settlement on Watling Street (the modern A5) and is ...
Letocetum Roman site, Wall
An aerial view showing the remains of the Roman bath house (nearest the camera) and mansio or hostel beyond.
Letocetum was an important military staging post and settlement on Watling Street (the modern ...
Excavations at Letocetum Roman site, Wall
One of a series of views of excavations at the Roman site at Wall which took place between 1912 and 1914. This view shows a hypocaust (underfloor heating system) in what was at the time thought to be ...
St. John’s Church, Wall
St. John's church was built in 1839 by Scott & Moffatt and consecrated in 1843.
Postcard published and photographed by W.A. Bullock, photographer, Lichfield.
Private Ernest Pattison, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ernest Pattison came from Lower Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He joined the 3rd North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. He was injured in France, when a piece of shrapnel hit him in the head. He was sent ...
Refugee Day Flag Poem, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a poem written for Flag Day, where small flags would be sold to help raise money for Belgian refugees escaping to Britain in September 1914. Newcastle-under-Lyme was reported to have 'rallied ...
Stubbs Walk, Trophy Cannon and Tank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The First World War tank and the Crimean War cannon were presented to Newcastle-under-Lyme as remembrances of two great conflicts. The cannon was presented to the Borough by Samuel Christie MP sometime ...
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Church Street at the corner of Merrial Street and High Street during demolition. Pictured are the Talbot Hotel and Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield's School of Dance. Edna Duffield and Syd Perkin were national ...
Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield were dance partners who won both British and European championships and were teachers and judges on the BBC's original 'Come Dancing' program in the 1950s. During the 1950s ...
Bomb shrapnel, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a small piece of bomb shrapnel from one of the two German Zeppelin air raids on the Midlands in 1916. One was recorded on the 31st January 1916 and the other on the night of 27th and 28th of November ...
Joseph Guest's Bugle. Newcastle-under-Lyme
This bugle belonged to Joseph Guest. Before the war, Joseph worked at Brymbo Colliery (later known as Holditch Colliery) as an office boy. In late 1914, he joined the North Staffordshire Regiment after ...
The Shops, Wharf Road, Gnosall
This row of shops is situated at the west end of Wharf Lane near the Boat Inn and is still in use (2023) but now with a full-length off the road pull in at the front.
A postcard published by Francis ...
Great Gate, near Hollington
This postcard view was taken looking west along Sandy Lane in Great Gate. On the left and in the centre the two cottages remain although with some changes (September 2023), the stone building on the right ...
Pair of ceramic spill vase figures
A spill or taper was used to transfer a flame from an existing lit source to wherever else it was needed.
Made of tightly wound paper or thin wooden sticks, they were stored in simple wooden pots or ...
Kang Hsi dynasty ceramic plate
This hard paste famille verte (from the French ‘Green family’), deep plate is characterised by its decorative colour scheme that includes blues, reds and mainly greens and was produced primarily during ...