Doveleys, near Denstone
The Doveleys estate was acquired around 1831 by Sir Benjamin Heywood (1792-1863), a Manchester banker, and later given to his son Sir Thomas Percival Heywood (1823-1874). Thomas Percival replaced the ...
Italian Liaison and RAF Officers at No 16 Maintenance Unit (RAF Stafford)
This group portrait shows Italian liaison officers from the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and their RAF counterparts, based at No.16 MU RAF Stafford.
Standing on the right-hand end is Angelo ...
Italian Attendees at the Unveiling of the Fauld Explosion Memorial
This group of military and civilian Italian visitors are pictured beside the newly installed memorial to the Fauld Explosion, which occurred on November 27, 1944. They have just attended the special remembrance ...
Charabanc outing to the British Empire Exhibition, London
Mossfield Colliery workers are pictured in 1924 on a charabanc during their visit to the British Empire Exhibition, which was held from 1924 to 1925 in Wembley Park, London. The vehicle’s maximum speed ...
School Class, Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
This school class photograph was taken at Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent in 1924.
Among those in this class group are Harry Walton aged 7, he is the boy with a fringe on the 2nd row from ...
Harry and Ethel Walton, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Harry Walton poses for the camera with his twin sister Ethel.
Harry and Ethel are pictured wearing their ‘Sunday Best clothes’ alongside a jardinière and stand on the left and a dolls pram on ...
Ingestre Hall and Church
Viewed from the west, Ingestre Hall and the church of St Mary the Virgin.
The Grade II* listed Hall was built by Sir Walter Chetwynd in 1613. By 1767, it had been acquired by the Talbots, who had parts ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
A postcard view looking east along the main road (A53) through Longsdon, near Leek. In the middle distance can be seen the New Inn standing at the junction with Micklea Lane, which heads off to the right. ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
The New Inn stood on the corner of the A53 main road through Longsdon, and Micklea Lane which heads off to the right. The New Inn dated back to at least 1817 and closed in 2008. It stood empty and derelict ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
On the extreme left, the corner of the Ancient High House is seen with scaffolding erected. On the right is the alleyway of St. Mary's Place and then Brookfield’s outfitters, next along is Rose & Co. ...
Black Flatt Farm, Lower Drayton, near Penkridge
Black Flatt or Back Flat Farm, on the Stafford Road (A449) at Lower Drayton, near Penkridge.
Built in 1789, it was also known as Chase View or Shepherds Cottage and in later years it became known ...
Chest, St. Mary's Church, Stafford
A wooden chest with metal bands located in South Transept of St. Mary's Church, Stafford.
The chest has since been relocated within the church, and currently (2026) it is in the north side of the chancel ...
Wrought iron cradle, Gnosall
A child’s cradle made around 1800 - 1900 by a local blacksmith for Yew Tree Farm, Gnosall.
Rectangular cradle with arched cover at one end made from wrought iron. The sides and cover are constructed ...
No’s 2 and 3, Crabbery Street, Stafford
This view looks east from the junction with Chapel Street along Crabbery Street, towards the junction with Gaolgate Street, Stafford.
On the left a shop is called Crabbery Chambers; next door the three-storey ...
Chetwynd House, Stafford
Located on Greengate Street, Stafford, Chetwynd House was built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (c.1684-1770), Member of Parliament for Stafford 1715-1722 and 1734-1770. The ...
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 ...