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Avro Biplane at Burton

Awbridge Lock, Wombourne

Awbridge Lock stands on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which was engineered by James Brindley and opened in May 1772.

Back alley, Paddock Street, Hanley

Paddock Street ran northwards off Hope Street at Vale Place. The street no longer exists, but was sandwiched between the present day Boundary Street and Penarth Grove. At the bottom is Bryan Street. The ...

Bagging Hay, Moat Farm, Gayton,

Farm workers helping to thresh and bag hay for cattle feed. Walter Davall was at Moat Farm at the time. The threshing equipment was hired out by George Vernon of Fradswell. They are using a Marshall's ...

Bagguleys Book Shop, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Bagguley's Book Shop was situated on the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It also sold stationery and offered a book printing and binding service. The motorcar parked outside the shop would have ...

Bagnall Lock Bridge, Alrewas

Bridge number 49 on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Bagnall Lock, close to the Kings Bromley road at Alrewas. This postcard scene is of younsters feeding swans from a narrow boat with lots of young onlookers ...

Bagnall Road, Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent

Looking north east down Bagnall Road, from close to its junction with Wardle Lane, towards Spout Lane. The house just visible over the van still stands. The delivery van belonged to the Co-operative Society. ...

Bagnall’s Bridge, Castle Street, Stafford

The stones forming the embankment to Bagnall’s bridge in Castle Street, Stafford, are believed to have been taken from the old railway sleepers of the Grand Junction Railway when the track was updated ...

Bagnall's Locomotive Builders, Stafford

W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street, Stafford. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going on to produce machines for collieries and overseas plantations. ...

Bagnall's Locomotive 'Dempster' in Japan

Steam locomotive 'Dempster' no. 1858 built by Bagnalls Stafford in 1908 by the construction ‘gang’ including Charles Pearson. It was built in for the Elder Dempster shipping line and is pictured here ...

Bagnalls locomotive in Nairobi Railway Museum, Kenya

This locomotive, 'Hugh F Marriott', was built in Stafford, England, by W.G. Bagnall in 1951. It operated as a switcher at the Magadi Soda Company until 1970. This 301 engine was used in the 1985 film, ...

Bagnall's Locomotive type E2150

Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2150. W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going on to produce machines ...

Bagnall's Locomotive type E2278

Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2278. W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going on to produce machines ...

Bagnall's Locomotive type E2328

Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2328, built for the Assam Railways and Trading Co. W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced ...

Bagnall's locomotive works, Stafford

Photograph of steam locomotive 'Dempster' No 1858. It was built in 1908 by Bagnall's for the Elder Dempster shipping line. Charles Pearson is fourth from the left and due to the similar family features ...

Bagnall's Locomotive Works, Stafford

Office workers standing in front of a steam locomotive. In the front row, 5th from right, is Charles Tunnicliffe. W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street, Stafford. Bagnall's first ...

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley

This postcard view looks west along Bagot Street in Abbots Bromley. In the centre, on the left (opposite the horse and cart) there is a glimpse of Church House which stands on the corner of Church Lane ...

Baguley (Engineers) Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent

Baguley employees are pictured posing for the camera outside the foundry workshop at the factory in Burton-upon-Trent. This is the last locomotive built before the company closed in 1931 Baguley Cars ...