Pottal Pool, Cannock Chase
Pictured sitting in front of the chalet at Pottal Pool Lido are Harold Foster and his daughter Doris. Harold Foster managed the gravel pit at Pottal Pool in the 1940s.
Pottal Pool Lido opened on 3 ...
Pottal Pool, Cannock Chase
Looking out across Pottal Pool from the chalet.
Pottal Pool Lido opened on 3 August 1933, offering bathing, light luncheons and teas. As well as swimming and diving facilities there was a paddling ...
Prince Charles, City Museum & art Gallery, Hanley
Prince Charles officially opened the City Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley on June 3rd 1981. Many people came to the museum in hope of getting a glimpse of him. He his pictured here taking a brief moment ...
Private Bath, Royal Brine Baths, Stafford,
The brine baths were believed to cure rheumatism, the warm brine improving circulation. Each patient was allotted a private bath and dressing room.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered ...
Proclamation of the Accession of George V, Stone
The proclamation is being read from the portable bandstand in Granville Square.
The thatched building on the left is the Crown and Anchor Inn.
Proclamation of the Accession of George V, Stone
The proclamation is being read from the portable bandstand in Granville Square.
The building in the background is the District Bank.
Proposed refurbishment of Shire Hall, Stafford
Watercolour print of the proposed interior refurbishment of Shire Hall, Stafford. An architect's colour watercolour with figures. Titled below centre and right: "Shire Hall, Stafford/ Proposed interior ...
Public Baths, Moorland Road, Burslem
This is an overall plan of the public baths on Moorland Road in Burslem. It shows the position of the various pools and the different entrances for first class men, second class men and ladies. Rooms ...
Public Baths, Moorland Road, Burslem
This plan is of the public swimming pool in Moorland Road, Burslem. In the late Victorian period baths were seen as an important move towards improved public health and many were built across Stoke-on-Trent. ...
Public Library, Baker Street / Glebedale Road, Fenton
This building was constructed between 1900 and 1907 and stands on the corner of Baker Street and Glebedale Street (which was previously known as Station Road). The library consists of two adjoining blocks ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Decorations, Stafford,
View of Bridge Street from the roof of the library building, showing Queen Elizabeth's Coronation decorations.
On the right can be seen the tower of the Royal Brine Baths.
Queen's Cinema Palace, Jupiter Street. Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent
This cinema was on the north side of Jupiter Street (formerly King Street South) near the corner of Mars Street, just off Ford Green Road. Around the time this photograph was taken, the Palace became ...
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, in order to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An afternoon's entertainment is pictured here in the Queen's Gardens.
The band in the bandstand is that of the Staffordshire Regiment. The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought ...
Queen's Hall, Burslem
The front of Queen's Hall on Wedgwood Street in Burslem. This grade II listed building has been both a Town Hall and theatre. Built in 1911 with three entrance doors, Corinthian columns, and an elaborate ...
Queen's Square, Cannock
A night time view of shops on Queen's Square, including E.W. Barnes, Cheap Stores, Queen's Café, Gem fruit stores, and Guy C. Mills photographers. Most of these buildings still stand even after ...
Queen's Theatre, Wedgwood Place, Burslem
The Queen's Theatre in Burslem was constructed between 1900 and 1924. It is a three storey building, four rooms wide by eight rooms deep. The front of the roof is obscured by a large decorative stone ...
Queen's Theatre, Wedgwood Place, Burslem.
The open space was the site of the former meat market in Burslem. Situated next to the town hall the meat market was built around 1850 for the sale of fresh meat. Behind the market was the Police station, ...