Croxton Vicarage, Croxton, near Eccleshall
Croxton Vicarage was built in 1853-54, at the same time as neighbouring St. Paul's Church. the architect was Ewan Christian.
Dale's Ironmongers Shop, Stafford,
This building at 11 Greengate Street was a typical Tudor house (c.1500), although the building would have originally been thatched and a shop front was added in 1826.
The building was first used ...
Danks drapers shop, Rugeley
A view of Samuel Yates Danks' drapers and milliners shop at 16 Upper Brook Street, Rugeley. The frontage was relatively new at this time. It later became Lawley Brown's drapers shop and then the Rugeley ...
Darlaston Hall
The Hall in this engraving was demolished and rebuilt during the 19th century.
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool ...
Darlaston Hall, Rear View, Stone,
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant.
The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained ...
Darlaston Hall, Stone,
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant.
The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained ...
David and Emma Hollin, Highfield Manor, Stafford
Photograph of David Hollin (1844-1916) and his wife Emma (1842-1926) in the gardens of Highfield Manor, Stafford.
Highfield Manor, built in 1880, was on Newport Road and was demolished in 1967. The ...
David Hollins Nurses Home, Stafford,
David Hollin was a boot and shoe manufacturer. He lived in Highfield Manor on Newport Road.
In 1916 he left £12,000 in his will 'for the erecting and furnishing of a Nurses' Home'. The David Hollin ...
Deans Hill, Newport Road, Stafford
This postcard view looks north-east along the Newport Road towards Stafford. Over the years the area has been known as Deans Hill and also sometimes as Castle Road.
On the left can be seen the garden ...
Dean's shop, High Street, Eccleshall
E. Dean's shop sold a variety of goods, including poultry, fish and sweets. During the Second World War Mrs Dean's daughter ran the business, but she soon closed the shop declaring she was too old to ...
Demolition of Buildings, Market Street, Stafford,
The buildings on Market Street looked Georgian from their facades, but when they were demolished they were found to be mainly of timber frame construction. They were dated from the fifteenth or sixteenth ...
Demolition of Ravenhill House, Brereton
Ravenhill House was demolished in 1993, during the transition from its ownership by Thorn EMI Electronics Plc and the management buy-out by P.M.E.S. Ltd. (Power, Magnetics & Electronics Systems) as a ...
Demolition of the Old Guildhall, Stafford
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...
Diglake House, Rear View, Stafford,
Diglake House on Tipping Street was demolished in the 1960s.
The County Council Education Department building now stands on this site.
Diglake House, Stafford,
Diglake House on Tipping Street was demolished in the 1960s.
The County Council Education Department building now stands on this site.
Dilhorne Endowed Primary School
End elevation of the school showing cellar access and the linking passage to a new building at the rear.
Dilhorne Endowed Primary School
The Victorian school building is thought to date from the late 1870s and is still in use.
Mr John Williams has kindly provided some further details:
'A new Trust was formed in 1873 under the 1869 ...
District Bank, Stafford,
The Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company opened a branch in Stafford in 1832, having taken over the Stafford Bank (which had been declared bankrupt in 1830). Its first premises, Bank House, ...