Looking over Hanley Park towards Mossfield and Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from the corner of Lawrence Street, looking south east towards the gates into Hanley Park on the corner of College Road and Cleveland Road. In the distance are the two spoil ...
Lotus Shoe Factory Exterior, Stafford
Main offices of Lotus, on the corner of Sandon Road and Freeman Street. The main gates on Freeman Street can be seen to the left of the building.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded ...
MacGreggor Park, Bolehall, Tamworth
This photograph was taken with the railway viaduct behind the photographer off to the bottom left, looking towards the Market garden and market gardening house belonging to the Summerfields. Tamworth ...
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 ...
Manor House, Eccleshall Castle,
The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in ...
Market Place, Burslem
To the right is the eastern end of the old Town Hall in Burslem and beyond the civic gardens, the shops on Market Place. The photograph was taken from Wedgwood Street. Where the gardens are was the site ...
Meaford Hall Gardens, Stone,
A hall has stood on this site since the seventeenth century. Towards the end of the century a William Jervis of Chatcull bought the estate, and in 1740 soldiers of the Duke of Cumberland were billeted ...
Memorial Grounds, Burton-on-Trent
View showing St. Modwens Church and Market Place in the background. The War Memorial was built in 1923, and was listed Grade II c1990.
Middleport Park bowling green, Stoke-on-Trent
Midleport Park dates from around 1908 when the park was laid out in the grounds of the former rectory of St John's Church. It lies alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal, between the potworks in Middleport ...
Mill Pool Stafford
View from the footbridge looking across Victoria Park towards the railway station buildings. Until 1957 the Town Mill stood near this site; the mill wheels are still preserved in the park. In the foreground ...
Millicent Thorley in Stonefield Park
Millicent Thorley wearing a grey coat in Stonefield Park. Her parents ran a greengrocer's shop at 8 Old Road. Behind is the bowls green.
Millicent Thorley in Stonefield Park, Stone
Millicent Thorley wearing a mustard coloured suit with tortoiseshell buttons in Stonefield Park. Her parents ran a greengrocer's shop at 8 Old Road.
Miner's strike demonstration, Central Forest Park, Stoke-on-Trent
May Day 1984 saw a large rally in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent in support of the miner's strike. Margaret Thatcher, who the lady in this photograph has dressed up as, was Prime Minister at the time of the strike ...
Miniature Train, Trentham Gardens,
The miniature train carried passengers around Trentham Gardens.
Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in the early eighteenth century by ...
Model Railway, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme
One of the engines of the Brampton Model railway taking visitors around the track.
Municipal Hall, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the Municipal Hall taken from Queen's Gardens. The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, in order to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.The ...
Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Municipal Hall viewed from Queen's Gardens. The Municipal Hall was built on Ironmarket between 1888 and 1890 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was built in red brick with a ...
Museum Gardens, Lichfield
The Museum Gardens are pictured here with the statue of King Edward VII in the background. The statue was unveiled by the Rt Hon. Earl of Dartmouth, who was the Lord Lieutenant of the County, on 30th ...