County Mental Hospital, Stafford
Nurses in an antenatal ward at the County Mental Hospital in Stafford. Standing behind the bed is Nancy Davies (nee Shelley) who was conscripted as a mental nurse during World War II.
Originally built ...
Chemist's 'Next Dose' Labels
Box of 'Next Dose' labels. They would be attached to a customers medicine to let them know when their next dose should take place. They are stored in a small card box labelled on lid "The 'Allenburys' ...
Rowley Hall, Approved School, Stafford
At the date of this photograph Rowley Hall would have been an Approved School. Note the security fencing.
In 1808, the Rowley Hall estate was auctioned at the Swan Hotel and bought by a prominent local ...
8, Chapel Street, Stafford
In the centre of the picture is No. 8, Chapel Street, Stafford, the former home of the Methodist Minister to the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel next door, which was designed by Manchester architects, Hayley ...
Street scene, possibly Mill Street, Penkridge
This photograph of an unknown street was taken by Dr. J.E.C. Peters in 1963, and may show the south side of Mill Street in Penkridge looking east. Please contact us if you recognise the precise location.
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Victory Celebrations in the cutting room, Lotus, Stone
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their ...
Bomb Damage, Old Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Old Stoke Road pictured after a bombing raid in January 1941.
On this particular night the target was the Michelin tyre factory, with Stoke railway goods yard as a secondary target.
Recalling the ...
Chapel Terrace, Stafford
A general view of Chapel Terrace, which is located behind the Masonic Hall, off Gaol Square, Stafford.
All of the houses face the A34 Queensway. Most of the houses are separated from their front gardens ...
Chapel Terrace, Stafford
Chapel Terrace is located behind the Masonic Hall, off Gaol Square, Stafford.
These houses face the A34 Queensway. Most of the houses in the terrace are separated from their front gardens by an access ...
Coppenhall Hall, near Stafford
This view of Coppenhall Hall, which at the time was a farmhouse, was taken from the nearby farm buildings. In later years the Hall, barns and outbuildings were extensively modernised and the development ...
St. Margaret's Church, Wetton
St. Margaret's has a medieval stone tower. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1820.
St. Chad's Church, Bagnall
St. Chad's dates from 1834. The chancel was rebuilt by Jeremiah Beardmore in 1879-81 and the porch was added at the same time.
County Road, Stafford
This view of County Road is largely unchanged since the photograph was taken in 1962.
The houses on the right are No.'s 11 – 6. On the extreme right there is a glimpse of the 1831 'Greyhound Inn' (No. ...
Ernest Martin Mellor, Chemist, Uttoxeter
Ernest Martin Mellor, known as 'Emm', was a chemist in Uttoxeter from 1906 to 1960. At one stage he owned two chemist shops in Uttoxeter, at 32 and 12 Market Place. Ernest was also a town councillor ...
St. Luke's Church, Onecote
There was a chapel at Onecote in 1524. The present Georgian parish church was built in 1753-1755 and is dedicated to St Luke, although burials did not take place there until 1782. The cost of the church ...
School House, Colwich
A view of the 'School House', Main Road, Colwich, situated adjacent to the former 'Miss Sparrow's School'. Now (2025), Colwich Church of England Primary School (on left of the photograph). This Grade ...
2 and 2a, Bridge Street, Stafford
This view shows No. 2 and No. 2a, Bridge Street in a winter setting with a dusting of snow on the yard and on some of the roofs of the surrounding buildings.
At the time of the picture these two houses ...
Miners examining a safety helmet, at the Fairlady (Coppice Colliery) Heath Hayes
Group of miners on afternoons in working clothes carrying 'keg' or 'bucket' battery powered electric lamps. The two men in the centre are looking at a helmet, as it is thought that all of the miners pictured ...