Weston village, near Stafford
A postcard view showing taken from in front of the Saracen's Head Inn on Stafford Road, looking towards Boat Lane and the canal bridge. The Inn sign is to the left, and the church spire can be seen beyond....
Wetwood, near Eccleshall
Looking along Fairoak Bank towards the Eccleshall Road, Wetwood. The building on the left is believed to be the village stores.
Wharf Road, Gnosall
A postcard view looking west along Wharf Road with the junction of Impstones on the left. The row of shops now has an off road pull-in. The scene is otherwise largely unchanged.
This postcard was ...
Wheaton Aston Lock, Shropshire Union Canal
A shop and bench at Wheaton Aston Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Seated on a bench with a carved back board, the man can be seen rolling a cigarette by hand, his tobacco tin beside him. The litter ...
Wheatsheaf Inn on High Street, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent
An Inde Coope public house, the Wheatsheaf Inn was flanked on this side by Poole's hardware store selling everything for the house and DIY. On the other side is a mixture of grocers, sweet shop and tobacconist ...
Wheeldon's, Market Street, Tamworth
Mrs Emma Wheeldon (owner/tenant) outside her shop that sold toys and general household items (paraffin, soaps, ironmongery). Mrs E. Wheeldon is seen with her three daughters, second left being Miss Olive ...
White Lion Street, Stafford,
This photograph was taken from Wolverhampton Road.
The building on the right lasted until the 1970s when, along with Camden Place and Timmis' Antique Shop it was demolished to make way for the inner ...
Wiggin Grocery Stores, Coven
Wigham, Tea and Coffee dealer, 12 Tamworth Street, Lichfield
Cuthbert Thomas Wigham was a noted Lichfield businessman. He took over the grocery on Tamworth Street from John Fowler in 1898 and, as well as the Lichfield store, he then opened further branches in Tamworth, ...
Wigham's Stores, Hednesford
Wigham's Grocery and Provisions Stores, an image taken from a glass negative.
The shop opened around 1870 as 'The Beehive Corner Stores' and there was a model of a Beehive above the entrance. The ...
Wigham's Stores, Horse Fair, Rugeley
Wigham's Grocery and Provisions Stores, an image taken from a glass negative.
The arch on the right was for deliveries and the posts in the foreground for tethering horses during the Horse Fairs. ...
Wigham's Stores, Horse Fair, Rugeley
Wigham's Grocery and Provisions Stores, an image taken from a glass negative.
Wigham's Stores were located at 29 Horse Fair, Rugeley. The arch on the right was for deliveries and the post in the ...
Wilcox Tobacconist and Confectioners, Stone
Wilcox wholesale and retail tobacconist and confectioners, Radford Street Stone. The Misses Wilcox lived in the attached house. The building is now (2013) the home of Gannon's Bar at the Blue Rooms.
Wilcox Tobacconist's shop, Radford Street, Stone
This shop has since been converted into a bistro and is now (2006) occupied by The Blue Rooms.
Wile's Tobacconists Shop, Stafford,
Tobacconist's shop at 12 Market Square.
The building on the left is Boots chemists.
Wilkinsons, Market Street, Tamworth
The Berni Steak House at the Peel Arms Hotel at number 1, Market Street, Tamworth. The Peel Arms Hotel was in existence by 1841. Prior to 2016, numbers 1,2 and 3 were purchased and altered to become a ...
William Booth's Visit to Stone,
William Booth (1829 - 1912), known as 'General Booth', founded the Christian Mission in 1865.
The movement aimed to help the poor and needy of London's East End, and as it developed was renamed the ...
William Marson and the Old Curiosity Shop, Stafford,
William Albert Marson owned a high class family grocer's shop, established in the High House on Greengate Street.
Marson was also a lay reader and held sermons in several churches within the Stafford ...