Railway Station and the Station 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, ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Red Lion Square looking towards The Globe Hotel by Jack Clarkson. The many buildings and roof tops of Newcastle-under-Lyme can be seen in this picture, the large red building in the centre of ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A pencil and coloured wash by John Whessell. This drawing captures Red Lion Square in about the early 1840s. The coaching inn, The Three Tuns, can be seen on the left hand side, which had occupied this ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The stone building in the centre of this photograph was used at one time as the office of the Weights and Measures Inspector, and was demolished in 1926. Previously it had stood in the High Street, to ...
Restoring cars at the Swan Hotel, Stafford
Ron Winkle with one of his restored cars.
Mr Winkle ran a car restoration business in the stables behind the Swan Hotel. He also organised the Cygnet Folk Club which was held at the Swan.
Retirement presentation, Alstom, Stafford
Bjarn Andersen, Manager of the Engineering Department is pictured on the left congratulating Bill Fox, Mechanical Design Technician, who was retiring after 42 years’ service with ALSTOM Transmission and ...
Roadworks on Greengate Street, Stafford
Workers re-laying the road surface on Greengate Street. On the left can be seen the bay windows of the Swan Hotel, the timber-framed building to the right is Dale's Ironmongers shop.
Roadworks on Greengate Street, Stafford
Workmen re-laying the surface of Greengate Street. The bay windows of the Swan Hotel can be seen to the right.
Roebuck, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The 'Roebuck' prior to its demolition in 1936.
The Roebuck was originally one of the oldest coaching inns in Newcastle, but was later converted into shops.
In its heyday, around 1818, about 40 coaches ...
Royal Oak, Eccleshall
Watercolour painting showing view of Eccleshall High Street from the arches of the Royal Oak Hotel. Signed bottom left: 'Robin Ansell 1975'.
Artist: Robin Ansell (born 1934)
Dimensions: 500mm x ...
Rudyard from the Feeder
This panoramic postcard view looks north-west from the Canal Feeder towards Whorrocks Bank and Dunwood Lane, Rudyard. The Feeder is an artificial waterway linking the River Dane to Rudyard Lake.
In ...
Rudyard Village
A postcard scene looking west towards Rudyard village. On the lower left there is a part view of the former Rudyard Railway Station and in the distance on the extreme right Hotel Rudyard can be seen, ...
Rugeley Bandsmen
Bandsmen at the rear of the Globe Hotel, Rugeley. The inscription on the drum refers to 21st Company Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Battalion, North Staffs Regiment.
Russell Street, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Russell Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The street was named after John Russell(1792-1878), who became British Prime Minister twice in the mid-1800s.
This ...
Ryknield Motor Omnibus, Derby
Pictured outside the former Royal Hotel in Derby, this 36 seat omnibus had a top speed of 12 m.p.h. It was operated by the Silsden Motor Omnibus Company Ltd. and manufactured by the Ryknield Motor Company ...
Salter Street, Stafford
This view looks north-west along Salter Street from the junction with Malt Mill Lane. All of the buildings remain (July 2022) although some have changed use on several occasions. On the left is the former ...
Salter Street, Stafford
This view looks south-east along Salter Street to the junction with Malt Mill Lane. All of the buildings remain (July 2022) although some have changed use on several occasions. On the left is the Vine ...
Saltwells Inn, Brierley Hill
The Saltwells Inn, Brierley Hill, West Midlands. Although rebuilt, the inn still stands.
Photographer: Albert Henry Yelland.