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Old Penkridge Road, Cannock

This photograph is believed to show Old Penkridge Road, Cannock viewed from its junction with the traffic island, near the current Londis store and looking north. These buildings have since been replaced ...

King George VI Memorial Parade, Stafford

Memorial Parade on Market Square for King George VI, who died in February 1952. Taking the salute is the Mayor of Stafford Alderman C.E. Fowke. To his right is the Lord Lieutenant of the County of ...

Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Stafford

Queen Elizabeth II ascending the staircase in County Buildings. With her is the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Harold Wallace-Copeland. Following on behind is Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh....

Society of Staffordshire Photographers, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A group pictured at the opening of the first annual exhibition of the Society of Staffordshire Photographers at the Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The exhibition was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of ...

Armitage Railway Station

Station staff pictured outside the public entrance to Armitage Railway Station during the national railway strike of July and August 1911. This had been the first national strike of railway workers in ...

Demolition of Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Wolstanton Colliery was sunk in 1916. By the 1960s it was considered a super-mine, with the deepest mineshafts in Britain, producing over 1 million tons of coal and was one of the biggest employers of ...

Sant's House, Slitting Mill, Rugeley

Cottage by Slitting Mill Waterworks shortly before demolition. The cottage belonged to the Water Company. Mary Sant and her blacksmith husband William were allowed to stay in the cottage until 1931, when ...

Cottage at Slitting Mill, Rugeley,

Cottage by Slitting Mill Waterworks shortly before demolition. The cottage belonged to the Water Company. Mary Sant (pictured) and her blacksmith husband William were allowed to stay in the cottage until ...

Handsacre Hall

Superseding an earlier hall, Handsacre Hall building probably largely dated to the 15th century. Falling into dis-prepair in the 16th century, it was renovated during the 17th century. Originally ...

Handsacre Hall

The rear of Handsacre Hall viewed from the south west. A cow stands in the fenced paddock. At the time of this photograph Handsacre Hall was farmed by the Boycott and Harvey sisters. At this time the ...

Lower Lodge Farm, Armitage

This Grade II listed building is surprisingly little changed externally. Built in the 17th century and timber-framed with brick infill, it was extended in the late 19th century. In the mid-20th century ...

Fradswell Hall

Watercolour sketch in sepia tones of a Georgian country house, believed to be Fradswell Hall. Unsigned, but painted by Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845) Fradswell Hall is a Grade II listed late Georgian ...

Byanna, Eccleshall

Reed pen ink and wash drawing by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845) showing the porch of Byanna, Eccleshall. The name Byanna means 'beyond the dean', or out of the town. The ...

Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers

The Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on the To-ho ...

Boating Lake, Alton Towers

A view of the Boating Lake at Alton Towers. The bridge can be seen far right. The gardens at Alton Towers re-opened to the public after World War II in 1952. During the 1960s, under the management of ...

Cauldon Low Quarry

A view looking north west over the limestone quarry at Cauldon Low with Moorend Farm and the line of houses on Stoney Lane visible in the distance.

Rev. Rowan Ernest Grice-Hutchinson

Rowan Ernest Grice-Hutchinson was born in 1885 in Kensington. He undertook religious training at Lichfield Theological College prior to being appointed as curate to Armitage and Pipe Ridware parishes ...

Playing in the ford, Armitage

Children pose for this photograph in the ford of the Shropshire Brook and on the bridge in Old Road, Armitage, The boy second from left is Oliver Carthy, the next boy's name is Conway and next to him ...