Berry Hill Mines Rescue Station, Hanley
This was originally the pithead baths building of Berry Hill Colliery. The colliery closed in 1959 and the old baths were converted into the North Staffs Rescue Station, opening in 1962. The station had ...
The Red Lion, Stoke-on-Trent at the National Tramway Museum, Derbyshire
The Red Lion Hotel, formerly of Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent, reconstructed at the National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire. The pub was acquired by Showell’s Brewery of Oldbury in March 1901 and rebuilt ...
Ancient High House, Greengate Street, Stafford
The entrance door of the Ancient High House on Greengate Street. The shop on the right is Heath & Heather a health food shop which was adjacent to St. Mary's Passage.
The Ancient High House is owned ...
Grove Farm, Bradley
Grove Farm is situated on Wells Lane, Bradley. At the time of this photograph, it was farmed by the Holt family, but it ceased being a working dairy farm by 1995. The former farmhouse has since been ...
Bus outside Wellington Road Garage, Hanley
This photograph shows the Hill family brothers (including the image donor's great-grandfather Sam Hill and grandfather Reg Hill), sons and some of their employees outside the garage on the corner of Wellington ...
Tavern check, Anchor Inn, Wolverhampton
A two pence token issued by Sarah Paxford of the Anchor Inn, 7 East Street, Wolverhampton. Sarah Paxford took on the licence for the Anchor Inn in 1884.
During the 19th century it was common for publicans ...
Wellington Road Garage , Hanley
The Hill family brothers (including the image donor's great-grandfather Sam Hill and grandfather Reg Hill), sons and some of their employees outside the garage on the corner of Wellington Road and Bucknall ...
Church Road, Codsall
There is a small grocers shop on the right hand side of the photograph. This shop was run in the 1950s by a Mrs Fenn. It wasn't just a sweet shop - she did sell sweets, but mostly she sold ordinary household ...
Lowe, Family Wine and Spirit Merchant, Stanley Street, Leek
William Lowe's family wine and spirit merchant's shop at 11 and 13 Stanley Street, Leek, established in 1861.
He was advertising as a Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchant at The Old Black's Head in ...
The Crown Inn, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
Pictured before the current frontage was added in the early 20th century, this photograph, taken when John Cope was the licensee, must date from the mid 1870s. His father, George, is listed as the licensee ...
Bryan's Lane, Rugeley
This building, Brook House, on the corner of Forge Road and Bryan's (sometimes Bryants) Lane was a house and shop occupied by the Evans family. Around 1900 William Evans was running a marine dealer, ...
Rudyard Lake
A view of the northern end of Rudyard Lake. The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Cauldon Canal, and has become a favourite beauty spot in north Staffordshire.
This early colour ...
Main Road, Betley
A tree lined view of the main road through Betley. The gates of Betley court can be seen on the left.
There is a cyclist travelling toward the camera.
Photograph by Alfred or Gerald McCann of Uttoxeter....
Stafford Street, Stafford
When this picture was taken in 1990 looking east from Broad Street into Stafford Street, it shows a busy scene with a bus and several cars travelling along the street. Later In 1992, a large part of the ...
Mothers Union Outing, St. Paul's church hall, Victoria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A mother’s union outing photographed with the Vicar in the centre, outside the church hall of St. Paul's Church.
Lily Shufflebotham born in March 1920 is in a little white hat peeping over the shoulder ...
Jamage Colliery, Talke, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph was taken after the rescue of some pit ponies that had been trapped underground for 21 days. Two underground explosions occurred on the 25th November 1911 killing 6 men and 27 ponies. ...
Lonsdale Street, Stoke
Photograph shows Lonsdale Street very near to the junction with Woodhouse Street looking towards Stoke St Peter's Church.
A typical street scene from the 1960s that has not changed too much in the ...
Needlework sampler
Circular Chinese style embroidered piece, with pink, red, yellow and green silk thread on a green silk background with Chinese characters in the centre.
From the Staffordshire County Collection. Diameter ...