Alexandra Hotel, Greengate Street, Stafford
A rear view of the Alexandra Hotel which fronted Greengate Street, on the corner of Tipping Street, Stafford. The hotel closed around 1961, and this photograph was taken during its demolition. The site ...
Studio Portrait of Lady Wolseley of Wolseley Hall, near Rugeley
This photograph is thought to be a Portrait of Lady Anita (also known as Anna) Wolseley of Wolseley Hall, near Rugeley.
Born Anna Theresa Murphy (1862-1937), her wealthy family lived in San Francisco. ...
Unknown Group and Location
This photograph of a group of men posing for the camera are thought to be Firemen, possibly from the Cannock area. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture or the precise location.
Portrait of John Poole, Murdered near Eccleshall
John Poole was an excavator by trade, a job which took him all over the country. He had worked in the USA for a period, and as a result had the nickname 'American Jack'.
In 1866, he was lodging with ...
The Railway Hotel, Outclough Road, Black Bull, Brindley Ford
The Railway Hotel, stood on Outclough Road near the Bemersley road corner, just north of Brindley Ford. It was renamed as the Matador before closing. After it closed, it was taken down to a single storey ...
Ravenhill Gala, Rugeley
One of a number of events in the area to celebrate Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy of the Birmingham Post).
Ravenhill County Primary and Junior School can be seen ...
St. John the Baptist Church, Slitting Mill, near Rugeley
In 1830 Miss Sarah Hopkins of the Stone House, established 'Cannock Chase Cottage School', around 1830, for up to 25 poor children, aged 2 to 10, of cottagers on the borders of Cannock Chase. This was ...
School Class Group, unknown Location
This photograph shows a class group at an unknown School thought to be in the Cannock area. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture or the precise location.
Balk Passage, Broad Street, Stafford
This view looks along Balk Passage towards Broad Street, Stafford.
On the left at the time of the photograph is the Catholic Club. In the centre at No. 1 Broad Street is Arthur Seaborne's Bakery. He ...
Seaborne's Bakery, Stafford,
This view shows Seaborne's Bakery at 1 Broad Street. Previously the shop had been Hollier's Bakery. Arthur Seaborne baked throughout the night to ensure the shop was freshly stocked the next morning.
On ...
House, unknown location
This photograph shows a house at an unknown location thought to be in the Cannock area. Please contact us if you recognise the picture or the precise location.
Market Square and Greengate Street, Stafford
Pictured on the corner where Market Square meets Greengate Street is the Midland Bank which is now (2025) the HSBC Bank.
This Grade II listed building dates from around 1810 with around 1890 additions ...
7, Market Square, Stafford
No. 7, Market Square, Stafford, viewed from close to the Shire Hall which is on the left.
This Grade II listed building dates from around 1800. Note the 'Catherine Wheel' glazing over the central ...
Greenfield, Cramer Street, Stafford
'Greenfield' is situated on the corner of Garden Street and Cramer Street opposite St Austin's Primary School: here it is viewed from Cramer Street.
The Lodge, Wolseley Hall, near Rugeley
Although Wolseley Hall was demolished in 1966, this estate lodge house still exists on the corner of the A51 and Orchard Lane as part of a modern housing development. The frontal aspect has since been ...
Portrait of the Holdford Family, Tinkerborough
The Holdfords, who once lived in a cottage at Tinkerborough, a quarry workers’ hamlet near Stafford. Standing: Thomas, Annie, Samuel. Seated: Samuel and Mrs. Holdford.
Photo courtesy John Johnson ...
Oldcroft Cottage, Acton Trussell
Oldcroft Cottage, the home of the Norbury family, Cooks Bank, Acton Trussell. The cottage was re-thatched in 1960-61.
Old Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway Gate, Saltworks Lane, Weston
George Marston was aged 4 in 1939, when he moved with his parents and siblings to Saltworks Farmhouse, Weston on Trent, near Stafford.
He has kindly supplied the following information on the old railway ...