The Octagon Centre, Burton upon Trent
An exterior view of the New Street entrance to the Octagon Centre, a shopping mall constructed in the mid 1980s on a former brewery site.
The Old Fire Station Book Shop, Stone
This building, formerly owned by Joule's brewery, was Stone's fire station and stands adjoining the former brewery off Crown Street, on the alley between the Crown Hotel and the Library. It is now (in ...
The Old Pork Pie Shop, Greengate Street, Stafford
Watercolour painting by John Muswell. A view of Greengate as it would have been in the mid 19th century. The shop in the foreground was Jenkinson's bakers and confectioners (The Old Pork Pie Shop). Next ...
The opening Burton's Menswear, Cannock
Cutting the ribbon to mark the opening of Burton's menswear shop on Market Place, Cannock on 18 March 1938.
The opening of the new Co-operative Store, Station Road, Codsall
The site for the Co-operative Store, at the top of Station Road, is now empty as it has moved to a new building.
The Paregoric Shop and MacGregor Baths, Church Street, Tamworth
The Old Paregoric shop is the first building on the left, with MacGregor's Baths and Institute to the right of it. The Paregoric Shop was given its name after a patent medicine containing opium.
The ...
The Picture House, Willenhall
The view is taken from Wolverhampton street.
The banner on the front of the Picture House advertises 'Patria'. This was a fifteen-part serial film released in 1917, funded by William Randolph Hearst ...
The Post Office, Madeley
The Post Office stood on the corner of Castle Lane and the Holborn. At the time of this photograph it was also a grocers and general stores shop run by G. Rayner. The Post Office and shop closed in ...
The Potteries Die Company, Knypersley Road, Norton-in-the-Moors
The Potteries Die Co. premises on Knypersley Road, Norton. The company started in 1936 making precision moulds and press-tool equipment for the ceramics industry and today is a tool maker for a wide range ...
The railway at Stockton Brook
The view east along the Stoke to Leek branch railway line close to Stockton Brook station. The bridge in the centre carries the A53 (Leek New Road) over the railway whilst the bridge in the foreground ...
The Railway Hotel, City Road, Stoke upon Trent
The Railway Hotel stood at the corner of Oldmill Street and City Road. The shop on the corner was an off licence and tobacconists. All the properties in the photograph were demolished when City Road was ...
The Railway Inn, Stoke-on-Trent
The Railway Inn was on High Street (now City Road) on the corner with Mill Street (now Oldmill Street). This is a view east towards Fenton, with an off licence and tobacconists just beyond Oldmill Street. ...
The Red Lion, Cheddleton
Looking north along Cheadle Road in Cheddleton showing the Red Lion public house. The man standing in the doorway could be the landlord at the time, Joseph Clowes. Further down the street is the Post ...
The Room of Antiquities, Uttoxeter
This postcard picture of ‘The Old Elizabethan Carved Oak Bedstead’ was published during March 1908 to advertise an auction of items at Uttoxeter Town Hall by W S Bagshaw & Son, Auctioneers. This Bedstead ...
The Sanders Buildings, Leek
This was the original location of the Smithfield Cattle Market in Leek, between 1827-1874. The Market was held once a fortnight, but the area was also used to hold fairs and other entertainments. The ...
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
This view looks west from Gaolgate Street along the covered row of shops that once formed part of the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given ...
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
This view shows a roofed-over section of shops within the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially ...
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
Sales assistants are pictured in a greeting card shop in the Sheridan Centre, which was developed in the 1970s. In later years the centre was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which ...