New Road, Willenhall
An almost deserted New Road showing a cobbled road surface and double sets of tramlines. The overhead power lines can just be discerned. Young trees line the road.
The tram line ran from Wolverhampton ...
Newcastle Road, Stone
A postcard view of Newcastle Road, Stone, looking north west towards Meaford. The houses on the right still stand.
This postcard was published by A.W. Tilley, Stationers, Stone. It was franked in ...
North Western Hotel, Stafford,
Photograph taken from Station Road.
The Station Hotel, originally built as the North Western on Victoria Road in 1866 (opposite the station) to provide accommodation for rail travellers. It provided ...
Old Bank Building, Stafford
One of the first banks to open outside London was Stevenson, Salt and Co. in 1737. The bank was situated on Market Square in what became known as the Old Bank building.
In 1866 the bank became part ...
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 ...
Ornamental Bridge, Hagley Hall, Rugeley
This ornamental bridge was built in the 1790s for Assheton Curzon in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley. It spans the Rising Brook as it runs from Cannock Chase, through Hagley and Rugeley to the River ...
Paine's Bridge, Chillington Hall
This classical stone bridge stands at the junction of the Pool and the Canal and is named after its designer, James Paine. It was built sometime between 1756 and 1776.
The landscape park and pool ...
Parish Hall, Fazeley
Built in 1897 as the Victoria Memorial Hall on land purchased by James Eadie who also paid for its construction. It soon found a new use as the Parish Hall. In 1975, following Fazeley being designated ...
Pasford Mill, Pattingham
There are references to a mill at Pasford as early as 1314. The present mill dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It continued in operation grinding animal feed until the early 1940s, when the bank ...
Passenger steam train, near Hednesford
A steam locomotive pulling carriages up the incline from Rugeley, past Moors Gorse towards Hednesford. Keeper's Cottage, the white building on the left, has since been demolished. The halt at Brindley ...
Penkhull Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph of Penkhull Street in Newcastle was taken in 1927 and shows canopied shop fronts down the right hand side. In the foreground of the picture, also to the right, a small boy crouches down ...
Perton Library construction
Perton Library was built 1991-1992 on Severn Drive close to the centre of the large housing development on the former Perton Airfield. This view shows the site shortly before work began.
Perton Airfield ...
Perton Library front entrance
Perton Library was built 1991-1992 on Severn Drive close to the centre of the large housing development on the former Perton Airfield. This view shows the entrance as the building work nears completion.
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Pillaton Old Hall, Penkridge. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Pillaton Old Hall, Penkridge, Staffordshire.
Policemen outside the Station, Eccleshall,
Eccleshall policemen on the steps of the police station on High Street. The station is decorated for the coronation of George VI.
In the centre stands Sergeant Johnson, with Tom Potts ('Long Tom') ...
Post Office & Schools, Ipstones. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The scene includes the village post office and school.
Procession to mark the death of King Edward VII, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
The King died May 6th, 1910 with his state funeral taking place on Friday, 26th May at St .George's Chapel, Windsor. This procession marking the occasion is passing The Black Horse Inn (demolished in ...
Proclamation of the accession of King George V, Hednesford
Following the death of his father, Edward VII, a ceremony to proclaim George V as King took place on the front lawn of the Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford in May 1910. This postcard photograph shows the proclamation ...