River Sow, Stafford
Boats for hire on the River Sow, looking downstream from near Green Bridge, Stafford. On the right is a canal which was specially made to carry coal to a wharf near to the Green Bridge in Bridge Street. ...
Royal Scot at Etruria
In the age of steam, expresses between London and Scotland were a regular sight in the Potteries.
This service, passing the gasometer at Etruria, is hauled by 4-6-0 locomotive number 46149 The Middlesex ...
Rugeley 'A' and 'B' Power Stations
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at sunrise looking towards Rugeley Power Stations. The picture was taken from the canal bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal on Station Road in Rugeley which ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station
This photograph of Rugeley Power Station was taken during the final phase of construction work at the site prior to its opening in 1963.
Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station
Rugeley Power Station was opened in 1963 on the site of Boothurst House for the Central Electricity Generating Board. Building work on the Rugeley 'A' Power Station began in 1956 on a site adjacent to ...
Rugeley 'A' Power Station interior
A Parsons Generator inside Rugeley 'A' Power Station.
Rugeley Power Station was opened in 1963 on the site of Boothurst House for the Central Electricity Generating Board. Building work on the Rugeley ...
Rugeley A Power Station main control room.
Two 120-megawatt generating sets are controlled from each of two panels. The third panel controls the remaining set. Rugeley 'A' power station was opened in 1963 and closed in 1995. Sitting at the desk ...
Rugeley B Power Station
Oil on canvas. A view of Rugeley B Power Station with cottages in left foreground and Lea Hall Colliery far right. Signed, bottom right: 'George Busby 84'. In gilt wood frame, unglazed.
Artist: ...
Rugeley 'B' Power Station under construction
Construction of Rugeley's 'B' 1000MW Power Station began in 1965 and was completed in 1972. The power station closed in June 2016 and is currently (2019) being demolished. This distant view looks along ...
Rugeley Town Hall and Market Hall
Built on the site of the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, the Town Hall and Market Hall were built in 1878-79 and the architect was W. Tadman Foulkes. The tower remains, the rest having being demolished in 1978.
The ...
Sailing on Blithfield Reservoir
Blithfield is the largest reservoir in Staffordshire, being 2 miles (3.2km)long, covering an area of 790 acres (320 hectares) with a maximum depth of 47 feet (14.3 metres).
It was built by the South ...
Salt Memorial Fountain, Slindon
The Salt Memorial was erected by John Charles Salt in 1884. John Salt, a member of the well-known Stafford banking family, also funded the construction of St. Chad's Church, Slindon, in 1894.
Sant's House, Slitting Mill, Rugeley
Cottage by Slitting Mill Waterworks shortly before demolition. The cottage belonged to the Water Company. Mary Sant and her blacksmith husband William were allowed to stay in the cottage until 1931, when ...
School water supply, Ranton
Three boys trundling an empty milk churn from Ranton School along Stocking Lane back to the village blacksmith. The three boys are Tony Cope, Peter Gill and Jeffrey Hill. At the time the village did ...
Scout House Reservoir, Rawnsley Hills, Hednesford
This was an open reservoir built in 1879 to receive water from Moors Gorse and Huntington pumping stations, and closed in the 1930s due to the effects of mining subsidence. From 1954 it was used as the ...
Sewage Works under Construction, Stafford,
Building of Stafford's sewage works at Lammascote.
This could possibly be the refuse destructor under construction.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ...
Sewer Workers, Stafford,
Sewage workers wearing protective clothing and breathing equipment. They are standing by a brick culvert.
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
On the right is the Shire ...