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Charles Lynam

Portrait of Charles Lynam, architect (1829-1921) and member of North Staffordshire Field Club. He was born in Colwich, educated at Christ's Hospital School, London, and in 1850 joined his father's architect's ...

Charles Street, Cheadle

Looking down Charles Street towards the spire of St Giles Roman Catholic Church. Today (2023) there is a mini-island at the road junction with The Avenue. The view is substantially the same today though ...

Charlie and Jimmy Jones, Chesterton

Charlie and Jimmy Jones were brothers, both born at Gibson's Row in Chesterton. They both served in the Army during the Second World War and returned home safely.. They were uncles of John Baddeley, ...

Chaseley Children's Home, Cannock

A group photograph of staff and children of the Chaseley Children's Home. Standing on the far right hand side is Mary Rogers, known as Aunty Rogers, a Supervisor at the home. Seated fifth from the right ...

Chaseley Road and Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley

A view clearly recognisable today: Chaseley Road on the left joins Penkridge Bank Road, looking towards Rugeley. The current Chase Inn can be seen amongst the trees on the left. It had previously been ...

Chasetown Committee for World War I widows and families, Cannock Chase Cricket Club

Chatterton Bros., George Street, Tamworth

This is a listed building and still extised as two shops in 2003.

Chatterton, Market Street, Tamworth

As the sign above the shop says, John Chatterton was the owner of this shop and was licensed to sell tea, coffee, pepper, tobacco, and snuff. John Chatterton may well be the gentleman on the right of ...

Cheadle Co-operative, High Street, Cheadle

The Cheadle Co-operative shop at no.8 High Street, Cheadle was opened in 1905 and by 1916 had became the Leek and Moorland Co-operative Society. The window displays feature Pelaw Polish which was the ...

Cheadle Road, Draycott-in-the-Moors

Village scene including a man at work near the junction with Cheadle Road and Uttoxeter Road, Draycott-in-the-Moors. On the left is the Draycott Arms public house which closed in 2022 and is now (2023) ...

Cheadle Road, Forsbrook

A view looking south-west along Cheadle Road in Forsbrook, towards Blythe Bridge. This photograph was taken from a point close to the junction with Chapel Street. Most of the buildings are (in 2014) ...

Checking casks in the ale stores, Bass, Burton-on-Trent

Mr L.J. Ward using a forked peg extractor to change the pegs in casks during secondary fermentation in the ale stores.

Checkley. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene including St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley, Staffordshire. The two boys in the photo are left to right George Arthur Moore and George Philips.

Cheddleton Revue, St. Edwards Hospital, Cheddleton

Taking part in this "Twenties" show were: E. Lambert, J.A. Coghill, A.M. Bolger, A.B. Knight, F.P. Archer, S. Kerry (the back row), and K.F. Connelly, B. Williams, N.G. Webb, C.J. Webb, J.L.W. Beck, M. ...

Cheddleton. Photographed by William Blake.

Canal view including Cheddleton Wharf, Staffordshire. This view includes a lock, overhead warehouse and bridge situated on the Caldon Canal at Leek Road.

Child Pottery Worker. Photographed by William Blake.

A child pottery worker hand jiggering for a bowl or dishmaker who is "jollying" the ware. Jollying is the process of shaping ware inside a mould with a combination of shaping tools and centrifugal ...

Child with hens, Haughton

A charming postcard photograph of a smartly dressed little boy wearing a cap amongst a brood of chickens. Written on the reverse in two different hands: "Haughton Farm" and "Booden House Farm, Haughton". The ...

Child’s Blue Straw Hat, 1940s

This hat was worn by Miss Marson from Hanchurch when she was a little girl in the 1940s. The hat is made out of straw woven together and dyed blue. It has a blue ribbon going around the base of the ...