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Old canal, Meaford, near Stone

This view shows the remains of the original course of the Trent and Mersey Canal near Meaford Locks, just north of Stone. In 1831 the section of the Trent and Mersey Canal by Meaford Lock was straightened. ...

Precaution is Prevention: Or, A Friendly Warning to the Landed and Agricultural Interest; respecting the Real Designs of the Grand Trunk Canal Company in their Intended Application to Parliament - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

During 1808, the Trent and Mersey Canal Company was attempting to persuade the government that it should be exempt from paying the 'poor rates.' The 'poor rates' were local taxes raised by every parish ...

Price Brothers factory, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent

Pottery factory exterior and bottle oven taken at Price Brothers' National Teapot Factory, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. The factory was situated on the Trent and Mersey Canal, which can be seen in the ...

Price Brothers' National Teapot Factory.

Factory exterior and bottle oven taken at Price Brothers' National Teapot Factory, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. The factory was situated on the Trent and Mersey Canal, which can be seen in the foreground. ...

Price's Pottery Factory.

Pottery factory exterior and bottle kiln. Taken at Price's pottery factory in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. This view includes the Trent and Mersey Canal. Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum ...

Proposed Commercial Canal - Declaration from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

A committee of subscribers to a scheme for a new canal are in uproar about the publication of a hand bill claiming to reflect their views. At this time, the committee were taking on a weighty opponent, ...

Proposed Grand Commercial Canal - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

In this statement, a group of landowners protest that they have been misrepresented in print. They believe that they have been cast as supporters of a controversial new canal scheme, simply because ...

Proposed Grand Commercial Canal - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

In this statement, a group of landowners protest that they have been misrepresented in print. They believe that they have been cast as supporters of a controversial new canal scheme, simply because ...

Radford canal wharf, Stafford,

Road widening at Radford Bank during winter 1984-85. Radford Wharf on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal looking north towards the road.

Rail Bridge collapse, Rugeley

On 15 January, 1928, the bank carrying the railway line between Rugeley Town railway station and its junction with the main line at the Trent Valley station collapsed at the bridge over the Trent & Mersey ...

Sandon Canal Bridge after road accident

The canal bridge carrying the Sandon to Stafford road over the Trent and Mersey Canal. This picture was taken after a vehicle crashed through the parapet.

Shelton Bar Steel Works, Etruria

The Trent and Mersey Canal passing through the Steel Works at Shelton Bar. Steel production at Shelton Bar ended in 1978 but the processing of existing steel continued in the rolling mills until the ...

Shobnall Marina, Burton-upon-Trent

Shobnall Marina on the Trent and Mersey Canal, with Bass Maltings in the background. This Image is from a collection of photographs of Burton upon Trent commissioned and assembled by Burton upon Trent ...

Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company wharf Buildings, Burslem Branch Canal

This plan shows the wharf building owned by the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company. The building sat on the Burslem branch of the Trent and Mersey canal which has since been filled in, although ...

Shugborough Hall and the Essex Bridge: engraving

'Shugborough.' View taken behind the Hall from the south east. Showing a bridge of twenty-one arches over the River Trent (with a barge on the canal in the foreground). The Hall is in the distance ...

Shugborough Park and Hall

Postcard view of Shugborough Park and Hall viewed across the meadows from the bank of the River Trent. . Postcard published by Raphael Tuck and sons.

Sideway from Rookery Lane, Stoke-on-Trent

This was the view eastwards from Rookery Lane towards the Staffordshire Collieries and Iron works in Sideway. Alongside are the spoil tips of the coal and iron works. This is now the site of the Bet 365 ...

St. Augustine's Church, Rugeley

St. Augustine's Church viewed from Station Road. To the right can be seen the bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal. The 'new' church of St. Augustine was built in 1822-23 to designs by H.J. Underwood. ...