The Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1920 this photograph shows the Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The busy street is awash with transport, from the old fashioned handcart on the right of the picture to the cars parked by the ...
The Lake, Alton Towers
A view of Alton Towers lake looking north-east towards the bridge. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl began ...
The last passenger train to Cheadle
A special train to Alton Towers taken on 28th March 1985 just after its arrival at Cheadle station and the very last passenger train to leave Cheadle on the Cheadle branch line.
The Cheadle branch ...
The Locks at Penkridge Wharf
This postcard view shows a quiet scene looking south along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal at Penkridge Locks, Penkridge Wharf. The buildings on the left remain (March 2021) although over the ...
The Lynton Tavern, Baswich, Stafford
The Lynton Tavern pictured during demolition in April 2015. The pub opened in the early 1960s as the Crossbow and became the Lynton Tavern in 1988. The building was sold in 2009 to be converted into ...
The main railway line near Harecastle
Looking north along the track of the old LMS line as it passes through Chatterley, taken from the Ravensdale Lane road bridge. The higher ground of Harecastle is straight ahead. This photograph was taken ...
The main road through Wetley Rocks
The Mill and Canal Wharf, Great Haywood,
View of the mill and canal wharf from the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal; the bridge marks junction of the canal with the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal.
Far left is the corn mill, powered ...
The Mill Pool, Victoria Park, Stafford
A postcard view from the footbridge by the mill pool looking across Victoria Park and the River Sow towards the railway station buildings in the distance. Until 1957 the Town Mill stood near this site; ...
The Mill, Great Haywood
View of the mill and canal wharf from the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal at the junction of the canal with the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal. The Wharfinger's house is on the right.
Far ...
The new Hough Bridge, Pershall, near Eccleshall
A view of the ford and the then newly installed footbridge over the River Sow close to the Hough at Pershall, near Eccleshall. The Hough farm is further along the road in this photograph.
A postcard ...
The Nicholson War Memorial and Roundabout, Leek
The Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks
In this postcard view children pose for the photographer with the Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks, in the background. The Old Plough Inn stood on the junction of Leek Road, Main Road and Plough Bank. The ...
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 Old Railway Station, Burton-on-Trent.
The Old Trent Bridge from the east bank, Burton-on-Trent
The Old Trent Bridge, Burton-upon-Trent
The Old Trent Bridge from the east bank, Burton-on-Trent. Burton Bridge is first mentioned in the very early 12th century, but there may have been a bridge here even earlier than that. The old bridge ...
The Parsonage, Hopwas
A postcard view of the Parsonage at Hopwas with a group of children posing on the bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. The building still stands at the junction of Hints Road and Nursery Lane....