Pasford Mill, Pattingham
There are references to a mill at Pasford as early as 1314. The present mill dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It continued in operation grinding animal feed until the early 1940s, when the bank ...
Passenger steam train, near Hednesford
A steam locomotive pulling carriages up the incline from Rugeley, past Moors Gorse towards Hednesford. Keeper's Cottage, the white building on the left, has since been demolished. The halt at Brindley ...
Penkhull Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph of Penkhull Street in Newcastle was taken in 1927 and shows canopied shop fronts down the right hand side. In the foreground of the picture, also to the right, a small boy crouches down ...
Perton Library construction
Perton Library was built 1991-1992 on Severn Drive close to the centre of the large housing development on the former Perton Airfield. This view shows the site shortly before work began.
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Perton Library front entrance
Perton Library was built 1991-1992 on Severn Drive close to the centre of the large housing development on the former Perton Airfield. This view shows the entrance as the building work nears completion.
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Pillaton Old Hall, Penkridge. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Pillaton Old Hall, Penkridge, Staffordshire.
Policemen outside the Station, Eccleshall,
Eccleshall policemen on the steps of the police station on High Street. The station is decorated for the coronation of George VI.
In the centre stands Sergeant Johnson, with Tom Potts ('Long Tom') ...
Post Office & Schools, Ipstones. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The scene includes the village post office and school.
Procession to mark the death of King Edward VII, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
The King died May 6th, 1910 with his state funeral taking place on Friday, 26th May at St .George's Chapel, Windsor. This procession marking the occasion is passing The Black Horse Inn (demolished in ...
Proclamation of the accession of King George V, Hednesford
Following the death of his father, Edward VII, a ceremony to proclaim George V as King took place on the front lawn of the Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford in May 1910. This postcard photograph shows the proclamation ...
Pulpit, St. Mary's Church, Ingestre,
The ornately carved oak pulpit, attributed to Grinling Gibbons.
St. Mary's Church was built in 1676, and is the only church outside London to be attributed to Sir Christopher Wren. It was commissioned ...
Queens Park Avenue, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Queens Park Avenue, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The entrance to Longton Park lies just to the left of this location.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and ...
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford,
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Reinstatement of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Ricardo Street, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Ricardo Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...
Road Accident, Eccleshall,
Road accident outside the chapel on Horse Fair.
Roman Catholic Church, Caverswall. Photographed by William Blake.
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Filomena at Caverswall was built in 1863-4 to designs by Gilbert Blount.
Rose and Crown, Mayfield
A postcard view of the Rose and Crown public house in Middle Mayfield on the B5032 main road at its junction with Hall Lane. Since 2021 it has been a bed and breakfast known as Rose and Crown House.
The ...