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 Hollin 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
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 ...
Dilhorne Endowed Primary School
End elevation of the school showing cellar access and the linking passage to a new building at the rear.
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, ...
District Hospital, Rugeley
The Rugeley District 'Cottage' Hospital and Provident Dispensary was built by public subscription in 1871 after the designs of W. A. Bonney C.E. and stood on Brereton Road on land donated by the Earl ...
Dolphin Hotel, Stafford,
The Dolphin Hotel on Gaolgate Street.
A public house had stood on this site since the seventeenth century, although it had been re-fronted in the eighteenth century.
The Licensee, Thomas Puzey, ...
Doveridge Hall, near Uttoxeter
A postcard view of the east front of Doveridge Hall, in Derbyshire, which was built in 1769 by Edward Stevens for Sir Henry Cavendish. It was the residence of Lord Waterpark in the early 20th century. ...