Shelton Bar Steelworks, Stoke-on-Trent
Shelton Bar, or Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Company, was begun in the 1830s by the 4th Earl of Granville and William Roden MP.
It was a roughly 400 acre site that, at its peak, employed 10,000 people, ...
Shelton Bar Steelworks, Stoke-on-Trent
The furnaces of the steelworks could never be fully put out during the blackouts of World War Two, making them a target for German bombers. It is possible that H.G. Wells took inspiration from the red ...
Sheridan election token, Stafford
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist, was born in Dublin. He was Member of Parliament for Stafford 1780 to 1806. When in Stafford, he would stay with his friend William Horton, the shoe manufacturer, ...
Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget
Lithograph print. A caricature of Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget (1823-1896) by 'T', with caption 'Promotion by marriage' . Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' 26th June 1880.
He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur ...
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke
Sir Bulstrode Whitlocke (1605-1675), diplomat, lawyer and writer. Born in London, he lived at Fawley Court in Buckinghamshire and Chilton Park in Wiltshire. A Parliamentarian, he was member of Parliament ...
Sir Charles Bagot
Sir Charles Bagot (1781-1843), son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Blithfield Hall. He was Governor-General of Canada 1841-1843.
Engraving by J. Burnet after a painting by H.W. Pickersgill, published ...
Sir Frederick Peel
Lithograph print. A caricature of Sir Frederick Peel (1823-1906) by 'Spy', with caption 'A railway commissioner'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' 17th December 1903.
He was the second son of Prime Minister ...
Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel was born in 1788 in Bury, Lancashire to a wealthy cotton manufacturer, and died in 1850. He had a very successful political career with the Tory party that began in 1809, at age 21, when ...
Stafford Millenary Pageant
An Elizabethan Lady and her page taking part in the Millenary Pageant.
Stoke upon Trent Town Hall, Glebe Street
This 1904 view along Glebe Street shows on the left, St Peter's Cambers, the Town Hall and the Glebe public house. The road between St Peter's Chambers (now demolished) and the Town Hall became Kingsway. ...
Stoke upon Trent Town Hall, Glebe Street.
This view north along Glebe Street was taken around 1900. Stoke Town Hall is on the left, the façade is much as today. To the right behind the tree is the corner of Brook Street. In the centre directly ...
The Borough Hall, Stafford
The Borough Hall was designed in 1876 by local architect Henry Ward who also designed Stafford Grammar School.
Postcard produced by an unknown publisher. The design of the back suggests that it was ...
The Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Guildhall of Newcastle-under-Lyme has long history. Built in 1713 as a replacement to the original guildhall, the lower floor was used as an extension of the outside market and the upper floor was ...
The History Of Bramshall, Ancient Britain to 1900
'The History of Bramshall', near Uttoxeter, written by Jenny Wall.
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The Old Borough Treasurers , Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This oil painting signed and dated by Jack Clarkson in 1965 depicts the three storey Georgian building that was the Borough Treasurers offices until 1965. The red bricks and arched windows of Jubilee ...
The Rectory, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1698 Sir John Leveson-Gower granted a plot of land at the east end of the Ironmarket in trust for the benefit of the then curate of Newcastle-under-Lyme and his successors. A house and barn were built ...
Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
Thomas Parker (1666/7-1732) was the son of Thomas Parker, attorney of Leek. He was created Baron Parker of Macclesfield in 1716 and Earl of Macclesfield in 1721. He was Whig Member of Parliament for Derby ...
Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
Thomas Parker (1666/7-1732) was the son of Thomas Parker, attorney of Leek. He was created Baron Parker of Macclesfield in 1716 and Earl of Macclesfield in 1721. He was Whig Member of Parliament for ...