The Mount, Penkhull
This photograph shows the west front and main entrance to The Mount, a mansion built by Josiah Spode II. The house was built on the site of an old farmhouse between Penkhull and Hartshill around 1803-04 ...
The Mount, Penkhull
This is the original west facing front of the Mount, built by Josiah Spode II, around 1803. The rectangular stone and brick building had the semi-circular entrance way, with a sky light in the dome above. ...
The Mount, Penkhull
This is a view of the northern end of The Mount, between Penkhull and Hartshill. The buildings were originally the domestic quarters of Josiah Spode's 1803 mansion. The building became the North Staffordshire ...
The Museum, Denstone College
A small museum was created in 1876, when the collection was placed in a small room opening off the Great Schoolroom. In 1892 the room was enlarged and re-arranged by Mr A. A. Armstrong, who was curator ...
The National School, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The National School in Newcastle-under-Lyme is here depicted in watercolour by Alf Fallows. This school was also know as St.Giles' and St George directly onto The Queen's Gardens. At the top of the picture ...
The New Post Office, Station Road, Stoke upon Trent
This view along Station Road from near the Leek Road corner shows the New Post Office, built in 1930. It now forms part of Stoke railway station, the main entrance to which is just beyond. Further along ...
The Observatory, Keele University
A snowy winter view of the Observatory. Keele Observatory was founded in 1962 to house a 31cm refractor telescope dating back to 1874. It has since acquired a 60cm reflector for research, and has undergone ...
The Observatory, Keele University
Donkeys grazing with the Observatory in the background. Keele Observatory was founded in 1962 to house a 31cm refractor telescope dating back to 1874. It has since acquired a 60cm reflector for research, ...
The Old Charterhouse
Lithograph print by Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979).
Dimensions: height - 385mm, width - 540mm
The Old School and School Master's House, Trysull
The Old School was built around 1843 and was adjacent to the School House. In 1895 a severe gale blew down the main chimney, destroying part of the roof and causing considerable damage.
Using a bequest ...
The Old School House, Ford, Grindon
The Old School House is a Grade II listed building which stands at Ford, near Grindon. It is a stone-built house rebuilt in the early 17th century around an earlier timber cruck-framed core. A datestone ...
The Old School, Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent
Brindley Ford First School on the A527 (Outclough Road). The tablet on then centre gable reads Wolstanton School Board AD1885. The school as closed in the 1980s but the building (now called The Old School) ...
The Old Village School, Yarnfield
The Village Hall was completed in 1937 and was an extension to the existing village school building. The village school remained on this site until 1952.
The Post Office, Hanbury
The Post Office and village shop on Anslow Road, Hanbury. The sign advertises a public telephone. In the background to the left can be seen the village school
The Roaches
View of the Roaches from Roach Road near Leek. The name 'Roaches' derives from the French word 'roche' meaning a rock or cliff.
The School Quad, Downside
Lithograph print by Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979).
Dimensions: height - 340mm, width - 535mm
The School, Blackbrook, near Maer
A postcard view of Blackbrook School close to a field of cut corn, piled into stooks.
The school was built here in 1897 by Mr Harrison of nearby Maer Hall to ‘keep the noise of the children out of ...
The School, Cheddleton
Cheddleton School stands on Hollow Lane. It was built in the 1860s and designed by George Gilbert Scott Jr.