High Street, Walsall
This photograph taken from the steps of St. Matthew’s Church, Walsall, looks along the High Street on a Market Day. Attached to the building on the right is a traditional pawnbroker’s sign of three brass ...
View from the Coppice, Stone
Airdale Road and Longton Road viewed from The Coppice, looking across the valley of the Scotch Brook. A postcard view published by A.W. Tilley of 7 Radford Street, Stone.
Pulling up tree stumps, Hamstall Ridware
Two International TracTracTor crawler tractors, running on caterpillar tracks, pulling out tree stumps at Rough Park, Hamstall Ridware.
Photographer: Gerald McCann (1897-1970) of Uttoxeter.
Bottle Lodge, Tixall
Bottle Lodge, sometimes known as Pepper Pot Lodge and originally called Upper Lodge, Tixall.
The woman standing on the doorstep is thought to be Mrs Ann Statham who was living there at the time of ...
Oncote Farm near Walton, Eccleshall
Oncote Farm, formerly Oncote Hall, pictured during demolition in 1964. The building’s ground plan, massive chimney stacks, timber-framed structure and surrounding moat indicate that it may well have been ...
Halfhead Farm, Shallowford
Halfhead Farm is located on Worston Lane, Shallowford. This view of the farmhouse, which still stands (2026) was taken from the farmyard in 1963 by Dr J.E.C. Peters.
Halfhead Farm was owned by Izaak ...
Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft, Ilam Hall
An Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft in the grounds of Ilam Hall. It is rectangular with groups of figures and dates from the late 9th or early 10th century. Known as the Battle Stone, it has been linked with ...
Holy Cross Church, Ilam
The church of the Holy Cross at Ilam viewed from the south-west.
The parish church of the Holy Cross has Saxon, Norman and Early English features and was restored by Gilbert Scott in 1855-1856. It ...
Holy Cross Church, Ilam
A postcard view of the church of the Holy Cross at Ilam in the snow, viewed from the south.
The parish church of the Holy Cross has Saxon, Norman and Early English features and was restored by Gilbert ...
Nurse Watkins at Baker's Cottage, Wolverhampton Road, Pattingham.
Gwen Law and Florrie Bramall having a chat with Nurse Watkins, the village midwife.
Nurse Watkins delivered Peter Morgan at the family home on Snowdon Road, Burnhill Green in June 1955. Peter’s mother, ...
Queen’s Head, Queen Street, Burslem
The Queen's Head public house stood at 5, Queen Street, Burslem, which was formerly known as Lower Street. The date stone states that it was constructed in 1885.
At the time of this photograph, it ...
Express at Whitmore troughs
A Birmingham to Manchester express train takes on water at Whitmore troughs in Spring 1933.
Many steam engines' tenders were fitted with scoops, allowing them to replenish their water supplies from ...
Water troughs at Whitmore
A Colwyn Bay to Walsall express train passes over the water troughs at Whitmore in the Autumn of 1933.
Many steam engines were fitted with scoops on their tenders, allowing them to replenish their ...
Greenhill Farm Sale, Norton Bridge
Prospective buyers are pictured near to a seed drill and other lots at a dispersal sale at Greenhill Farm held by South & Stubbs Auctioneers; this was occasioned by the retirement of Mr F. Toon. The sale ...
Monument to Thomas Kinnersly, Ashley
Monument to Thomas Kinnersly (1751-1819) of Clough Hall, near Kidsgrove, which stands in St. John the Baptist Church, Ashley. Later, a medallion was added showing a profile of his widow, Mary Kinnersly, ...
Holy Cross Church, Ilam
The parish church of the Holy Cross has Saxon, Norman and Early English features and was restored by Gilbert Scott in 1855-56. It contains the tomb of St Bertelin or Bertram, who is believed to have spent ...
Holy Cross Church, Ilam
The parish church of the Holy Cross has Saxon, Norman and Early English features and was restored by Gilbert Scott in 1855-56. It contains the tomb of St Bertelin or Bertram, who is believed to have spent ...
Albion Street, Longton
Derelict property on Albion Street, Longton. Photograph taken from Normacot Road.