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Sister Dora Convalescent Home, Milford

Royalties from Margaret Lonsdale’s book "Sister Dora" were used to build the Convalescent Home at Milford. Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, was famous for her work nursing the poor in a hospital in Walsall. ...

Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, Milford

Funds were raised by public subscription to build a memorial hospital to Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, who was famous for her work nursing the poor in a hospital in Walsall. The Sister Dora Convalescent ...

Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, Milford

This postcard view was published by Valentines Series. The card was posted in Stafford on 6 August 1907 to an address in Walsall. Funds were raised by public subscription to build a memorial hospital ...

Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, Milford,

Funds were raised by public subscription to build a memorial hospital to Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, who was famous for her work nursing the poor in a hospital in Walsall. The Sister Dora Convalescent ...

Site of Brocton Brickworks,

Site of Coton Hill Brickworks, Stafford,

Site of the New Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,

Josiah Wedgwood (1730 - 1795) began his apprenticeship as a potter in 1744. He started his own pottery business at Ivy House in Burslem 1759. As Wedgwood experiment with new techniques and glazes, his ...

Skaters on Rudyard Lake

There were a number of exceptionally cold winters in the decades before the First World War which enabled locals and visitors to skate on the frozen lake. Winters cold enough to freeze Rudyard Lake are ...

Skating on Trentham Lake

Photograph taken at the south end of the lake, in the grounds of Trentham Hall. The original Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in the ...

Slindon Church and School

A colour-tinted postcard view of St. Chad's Church which was designed by Basil Champneys for John Salt, a member of the local banking family. The church was built in 1894, and the stained glass windows ...

Slindon Village

A postcard view in Slindon which was franked in Eccleshall on 7 December 1914 and sent to an address in Standon. The three-storey house is Slindon Villa.

Slitting Mill, Rugeley

On the reverse of this postcard is a message, thought to have been written in 1910, as follows: “Church Lane, Slitting Mill before the Church was built to the far end of the house in the picture. Rugeley ...

Smithy Lane Cottages, Seighford

Left to right: Roger Bunn, Janet Lawton and Susan Jenks are pictured by Smithy Lane cottages which in later years were demolished and the area redeveloped with private housing. Acknowledgement: thank ...

Smoke over Burton upon Trent

Lantern slide view of Burton upon Trent taken from Scalpcliff Hill. Copyright: Burton Library

Sneyd Colliery tip from Jug Bank, Cobridge

This is the view north east from near The Jug Inn on Sneyd Street in Cobridge. Sneyd Colliery spoil tip is on the right with the winding gear, chimneys and aerial cableway to the left. Just in front of ...

Sneyd Cricket, Football and Sports Club ground, Burslem

The photograph was taken from the open land at the rear of Adkins Street and shows the football pitch to the left and the cricket ground to the right. the camera is looking south west. The church tower ...

Snow on Milford Common,

View looking across the common towards Milford.

Snow Scene at an unknown location

A postcard view showing a group of workmen clearing a large snowdrift which is thought to be in a railway cutting. If you recognise the location please contact us. This postcard was franked on 7 April ...