LMS Railway Line, Penkridge
This postcard view looks north from Bungham Lane bridge along the railway tracks towards Penkridge Station.
The line was built by the Grand Junction Railway which opened in 1837. In 1846 it became ...
Longton Park Birthday Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Birthday Card with flowers and a view of Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William ...
Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent
A rowing boat on the lake at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent. The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William Sutherland Levison-Gower, ...
Maer Village
This postcard view was taken looking south-west from St. Peter’s Churchyard in Maer.
The Church of St. Peter is one of the oldest buildings in the village; the adjacent Churchyard is on steep ground ...
Manor House from the moat, Eccleshall Castle,
View of the manor house of the castle from the moat.
The tower on the left was a red brick tower built by a Mr. Jervis who owned and lived at the castle for a few years in 1880, apparently so that ...
Market Place, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of the Market Place in Uttoxeter with the Conduit in the foreground. On the right, behind the single decker bus, is Bradley’s menswear shop. There was also a branch of Bradley's in the ...
Milwich Hall during Renovation
Milwich Hall was built c. 1600 on or near the site of a Saxon Hall, which was encircled by a moat.
In the 1970s the plaster was removed to reveal the original timber framed structure underneath.
Milwich Hall,
Milwich Hall was built c. 1600 on or near the site of a Saxon Hall, which was encircled by a moat.
In the 1970s the plaster was removed to reveal the original timber framed structure underneath.
Moreton Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Moreton Old Hall, Congleton Road, Cheshire.
Little Moreton Hall, as it is known today, is a fine example of a Tudor period timber framed moated manor house.
The building is a National Trust ...
Moreton Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Moreton Old Hall, Congleton Road, Cheshire.
Little Moreton Hall, as it is known today, is a fine example of a Tudor period timber framed moated manor house.
The building is a National Trust ...
Mr and Mrs Heap at Shugborough Walled Garden
Mr and Mrs Heap with their grandson John Lett at Shugborough Walled Garden. James A. Heap was tenant at the Walled Garden between 1939 and 1948 and specialised in sweet peas and chrysanthemums.
Naylor's van, Bolehall, Tamworth
A Reliant three-wheeler van, belonging to A. Naylor & Sons, Nurserymen and Florists, Bolehall, Tamworth. Jack Naylor is leaning on the van.
Arthur Naylor's business at the Amington Road nurseries ...
New Drinks Machine, Alton Towers
This group of men are pictured during the handover of a new drinks machine for use in one of the fast food restaurants at Alton Towers. In the background is the Corkscrew roller coaster which operated ...
Oldacre Lane, Brocton
A postcard view of Gamekeeper's Cottages and their inhabitants on Oldacre Lane, Brocton. This postcard was published by W.H. Smith & Sons, Stafford.
On the ice, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at the south end of Rudyard Lake. There were a number of exceptionally cold winters in the decades before the First World War which enabled locals and visitors ...
Opening ceremony of Dutch Market, Bandstand, Castle Grounds, Tamworth
During the 1915 August Bank Holidays this fund raising Dutch market was held in the Castle grounds and was organised jointly by the Red Cross and the Tamworth Ladies' Working League. The market was opened ...
Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...
Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...