Aerial view of Tutbury Plaster Mill
The old cotton mill at Tutbury was adapted in 1890 to crush and grind locally mined gypsum to make plaster. It had a direct rail link to the North Staffordshire Railway branch line between Uttoxeter and ...
Gypsum Mine horses, Fauld
Horses used by Peter Ford & Co. at their Gypsum Mine at Fauld, near Tutbury.
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there were two companies mining at Fauld: Peter Ford & Co. and ...
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
Removing gypsum from the rock face. The bed of gypsum mined at Fauld is up to 3.5m thick and is 60 to 100m below ground. The mine workings reach as far south as Rangemore and Tatenhill.
Mining at ...
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
Placing explosive charges in a seam of gypsum.
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there were two companies mining at Fauld: Peter Ford & Co. and J.C. Staton & Co.
John Clark ...
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
Gypsum ready for removal following blasting. Around 196 tonnes of rock and a 3.8m advance have resulted from this blasting.
The entrance to Staton's Gypsum Mine at Fauld, near Tutbury. A locomotive ...
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
The entrance to Staton's Gypsum Mine at Fauld, near Tutbury. Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there were two companies mining at Fauld: Peter Ford & Co. and J.C. Staton & Co. ...
Gypsum Mine, Fauld
The entrance to Staton's Gypsum Mine at Fauld, near Tutbury. A locomotive is seen hauling large blocks of gypsum (calcium sulphate).
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there ...
J.C. Staton & Co's Tug o' War team, Tutbury
J.C. Staton & Company were gypsum miners and plaster manufacturers at Fauld and Tutbury. Their tug of war team had a national reputation and won many competitions. Their local name was 'The Nonsuchers'. ...
Locomotive on a bridge over the river Dove, Tutbury
Locomotive on the narrow gauge line from Fauld Gypsum Mines.
This bridge and narrow gauge railway allowed J C Staton & Co to bring gypsum from their mine at Fauld to be processed to make plaster at ...
Locomotives at J. C. Staton's Gypsum Mine, Fauld
Locomotives at J.C. Staton's Gypsum Mine, Fauld, near Tutbury.
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th century. By the 1890s there were two companies mining at Fauld: Peter Ford & Co. and J.C. Staton & ...
Mill Dam, Old Cotton Mill, Tutbury
The old cotton mill at Tutbury dated from the late 18th century. When the mill’s cotton business was transferred to Rocester in 1888, it was adapted in 1890 to crush and grind locally mined gypsum to ...
Staton's Bank, Gypsum Mine, Fauld
Stone sorting at J.C. Staton's Gypsum Mine, Fauld, near Tutbury. The locomotive was made by Bagnall's of Stafford in 1890-1. The mine entrance is behind the shed.
Mining at Fauld began in the 19th ...
Staton's Plaster Mill, Tutbury
Sack filling and storage shed at Staton's plaster mill, Tutbury.
Prior to 1890, J.C. Staton and Company were mining gypsum at Fauld and making plaster at Shobnall, Burton-upon-Trent. Tutbury Mill ...
The Canal, Gnosall
This postcard view was taken looking northwest from the tow path near to the Boat Inn Bridge, also known as Wharf Bridge, no. 34, over the Shropshire Union Canal in Gnosall.
In the distance on the ...