Norton Pool, Norton Canes
Now known as Chasewater, Norton Pool was formed in 1797 by damming two streams: the Crane Brook which flowed into the Tame, and another stream flowing into the Penk, to provide a feeder to the extended ...
Nursery Lane, Hopwas
A postcard view looking from the bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal at Nursery Lane, Hopwas. The view is substantially the same today (2023).
Postcard published by J. H. Henton, Hopwas.
Old canal, Meaford, near Stone
This view shows the remains of the original course of the Trent and Mersey Canal near Meaford Locks, just north of Stone. In 1831 the section of the Trent and Mersey Canal by Meaford Lock was straightened. ...
On the Canal, Aston by Stone
The bridge carrying the A51 now crosses this spot, having been built after the Second World War to take traffic away from Aston by Stone and Stone town centre. In the distance can be seen the spire of ...
On the Feeder, Dane Valley
Boating on the canal Feeder near Rushton, which links the River Dane to Lake Rudyard.
Otherton Bridge and Lock, Penkridge
Otherton Bridge stands on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which was engineered by James Brindley and opened in May 1772.
Oxford Ragwort or Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort is an annual, which was introduced to Oxford in 1794. It has since spread to many industrial areas.
Flowering between April and December, it can grow to a height of 30cm.
This example ...
Penkridge canal basin
Penkridge canal basin on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Penkridge Views
This multi-view postcard shows interesting scenes taken around Penkridge.
Top left: centre right is ‘The Old Cottage’, a 15th century Grade II listed building which stands on the junction of Bellbrook ...
Picnic at Norbury Junction
Norbury Junction was the junction between the Shrewsbury and the Liverpool and Birmingham sections of the Shropshire Union Canal. The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and was closed ...
Plan of the Parish of Barlaston
A plan of the estate purchased by the Duke of Sutherland from Joseph Churchill Esquire. It shows field names and acreages, the Grand Trunk (Trent & Mersey) Canal, River Trent, and Old Road Farm. The ...
Plardiwick Bridge, Gnosall
A pen and ink sketch on a blank white postcard. View of Plardiwick Bridge, which is bridge no. 36 on the Shropshire Union Canal, Gnosall. Inscription: 'Plardiwick / Bridge / Gnosall'. Signed 'ESPE ...
Portrait of Thomas Gilbert, M.P., Cotton Hall
Thomas Gilbert was born in 1720. Both Thomas and his brother John, (b.1724, d.1795) were canal pioneers, who worked on many projects with James Brindley. Some of the canal developments attributed to the ...
Primrose or Primula vulgaris
This perennial occurs in damp hedge bottoms and by streams in woods on limestone and clay.
Flowering between March and May, it can grow up to 20cm in length.
This example was found growing at Heathylee ...
Radford Bank, Stafford
A postcard view showing Radford Bank, looking towards Weeping Cross from Stafford. In the foreground is the bridge over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
Postcard published by W.H. Smith ...
Radford Bank, Stafford
A postcard view looking towards Stafford at the point where Radford Bank crosses the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. On the right is the Trumpet Inn which has since been demolished and rebuilt. ...
Radford canal wharf, Stafford,
Road widening at Radford Bank during winter 1984-85. Radford Wharf on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal looking north towards the road.
Radford, Stafford
A postcard view showing Radford Bank, looking from Weeping Cross to Stafford. In the foreground is the bridge over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.