Sidney Fountain and Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View from Gaol Square, looking down Gaolgate Street to the Market Square.
The drinking fountain on the left was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband. ...
Sidney Fountain, Stafford,
This drinking fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in ...
Sidney Fountain, Stafford,
This drinking fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in ...
Sinking a well, Brown Edge
Celebrating the sinking of a well, 63 feet deep, at Brown Edge. The site of the well was selected by divining for water. Allan Brown, standing second from left, is holding a divining rod.
From left ...
South Staffordshire Water Works, Wolseley Road, Rugeley
Brindley Bank Pump House was opened in 1905 and was built by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. It contained a horizontal tandem compound pumping engine made by Hathorn Davey of Leeds in 1903. ...
South View House, Hixon,
South View House on Bath Lane, which was also a general store. The gatepost was believed to have been constructed from part of an old barn belonging to Tixall Hall, demolished in 1928.
To the left ...
St. Augustine's Mission Church, Stafford
St. Augustine's on Duke Street was built in 1878.
On weekdays the church was used as a schoolroom. In 1900 the church was replaced by St. Bertelin's in Broad Eye; the school closed in 1911.
In ...
St. Augustine's Mission Church, Stafford
St. Augustine's on Duke Street was built in 1878.
On weekdays the church was used as a schoolroom. In 1900 the church was replaced by St. Bertelin's in Broad Eye; the school closed in 1911.
In ...
Stafford Corporation Water Pumping Station, Milford,
The waterworks pumping station was built at Milford in 1890. The reservoirs situated on the top of the Satnall Hills supplied water to Stafford and its surrounding districts.
The house on the right ...
Stafford Electricity Showroom,
View of the front of the new electricity showroom and offices on Foregate Street. Electric lamps and fires are on display in the window and the lettering on the left reads 'The Key to Comfort'.
The ...
Stafford Gas Works
Stafford Gas works situated on Chell Road, beside the River Sow.
The town's first gas works were built by William Edwards and Co. on this site in 1829. By 1949, when the works were taken over by the ...
Stafford Gas Works Offices, Chell Road, Stafford
Front doorway of Stafford Gas Works Offices on Chell Road taken during the Spring of 1966.
The town's first gas works were built by William Edwards and Co. on this site in 1829. By 1949, when the ...
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote showing percolating filters, which is a secondary part of sewage treatment. The works are sited by the River Sow between Baswich and Milford.
Stafford Sewage Works, Brancote
Stafford Sewage Works at Brancote showing the interior of the pumping house. The works are sited by the River Sow between Baswich and Milford.
Stanley Pool
The dam at the north west end of Stanley Pool. Built in 1786 as an 8 acre (3¼ hectare) reservoir to supply water for the nearby Caldon Canal, the pool was enlarged to 33 acres (13 hectares) in 1840 ...
Station Hotel, Stafford,
Photograph taken from Station Road.
The Station Hotel, originally built as the North Western on Victoria Road in 1866 (opposite the station) to provide accommodation for rail travellers. It provided ...
Station Street, Burton-on-Trent
Station Street at its junction with Guild Street and Union Street, with the town pump on the left and the old Police Station on the right. Standing in the street is a heavy wagon loaded with grain sacks. ...
Steam engines, Mill Meece Pumping Station
Mill Meece Pumping Station was built by Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company between 1912 and 1928 to supplement the water supply to the Potteries. A Hawthorn Davey steam engine is seen to the left. ...