The North Stafford Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent
A postcard view of the main entrance to the North Stafford Hotel, Winton Square. Stoke-on-Trent.
The North Stafford Hotel faces Stoke Station across Station Road and was originally called The Railway ...
Stafford Gas Works Offices, Chell Road, Stafford
Front doorway of Stafford Gas Works Offices on Chell Road taken during the Spring of 1966.
The town's first gas works were built by William Edwards and Co. on this site in 1829. By 1949, when the ...
The Footbridge, Waterhouses
A postcard view of the footbridge and ford on the River Hamps at Waterhouses which links Lee House, on the right, to Ashbourne Road.
This postcard was printed and published by W & K of London for the ...
Victoria Park, Stafford
A postcard view looking towards the Bandstand in Victoria Park, which was originally named the Victoria Park Pleasure Grounds, Stafford.
The land between Izaak Walton Walk and the railway station was ...
Hall & Son. Family Butchers, Mill Street, Stafford
Hall & Son. Family Butchers, 19, Mill Street on the corner of Water Street. They had a butchery business here by 1914. It was demolished along with other buildings on this side of Water Street around ...
Walton Farm, Baswich - root slicing machine
An old belt-driven root slicing machine at Walton Farm, Baswich, used for cutting turnips and similar root vegetables for live-stock food.
Possibly manufactured by Bamfords of Uttoxeter. They would ...
Ranton Hall and Farm
A general view of Ranton Hall and Farm viewed from Stockings Lane, Ranton. There is a moated island on the site which is a Scheduled Monument.
Hextall Farmhouse, Ranton
A Georgian farmhouse now known as Hextall Old Farm situated on Hextall Lane, Ranton.
A moated site and fish-ponds on the site are listed as a Scheduled Monument.
Off the Hook Fish and Chip Restaurant, Mill Street, Stafford
View of 'Off the Hook' Fish and Chip Restaurant and Takeaway, located on the corner of Mill Street and Water Street. It had formerly been the Nag's Head public house. It is currently (2026) O.KRA Indian ...
Off the Hook fish and chip restaurant, Stafford
Off the Hook fish and chip restaurant at 16 Mill Street on the corner with Water Street, Stafford. On the end gable is a painted 'Ghost' advertisement for Joules Stone Ales. The sign dates from the building's ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
This postcard view looks north along Greengate Street towards Market Square, Stafford.
On the left on the corner of Mill Street is a part view of Chetwynd House, Greengate Street, which at the time ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
This postcard view looks north along Greengate Street, Stafford.
On the right, the empty shop next to the Lotus shoe shop had been W. Thomas & Son, grocers. This would soon be demolished and replaced ...
Corner of Greengate Street and Mill Street, Stafford
On the left is a part view of Chetwynd House, Greengate Street, on the corner of Mill Street.
Chetwynd House was built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (1683?-1770), Member ...
General Stores, Water Street, Stafford
This view of the General Stores on the corner of Water Street was taken from by Tenterbanks and Mill Bank.
Note the advertisements on the shop for Woodbines cigarettes with a dispensing machine below ...
Horace West, Hill Ridware
Horace West pictured outside his home Forge Cottage (also known as The Smithy) in Hill Ridware, where he lived with his wife Frances (known as Dolly) nee Astbury, from around 1918 to the 1960s.
Horace ...
Tagg's Passage, Stafford
Tagg’s Passage viewed from White Lion Street, Stafford.
All of the buildings in the centre remain (2026) although the tall chimney has since been demolished. In the background there is a glimpse of ...
Gothic Cottage, Stafford
Viewed from White Lion Street, the white building is Gothic Cottage.
Gothic Cottage is a Grade II listed building dating from 1840 – 1842. At the time of the photograph it was known as No. 132 Lichfield ...
Old Reid's Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford
A pen and watercolour drawing of Old Reid's Cottage which stood at the Hough on Lichfield Road, Stafford and was demolished in the 1880s.
Artist: W. Allen.
It has been suggested that tramlines from ...