Elias Ashmole Ashmall Institute, Hammerwich
The Institute was opened in 1911 by Lady Cooper of Shenstone Court in memory of her father, Elias Ashmole Ashmall, a local farmer and churchwarden for 34 years who had died in 1889. Most of the cost was ...
Elizabethan cottage, Horsefair, Rugeley
Rugeley would once have had many timber-framed cottages, most of which were lost in the extensive fires of 1646 and 1708. This thatched cottage stood in the site now occupied by James Furnishers. On ...
Elizabethan House, Stafford,
The Elizabethan House was built on Gaolgate Street in the late Tudor period.
The building was destroyed by fire on 1st October 1887. The alarm was raised by a shoemaker, but it was too late to save ...
Ellenhall School
Ellenhall Elementary School was built in 1868. The school closed in about 1970 and is now the Village Hall. This postcard view was published by E. J. Hurlstone, Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
Elm Terrace, Walton, Stone
This postcard view shows Elm Terrace, mostly covered with ivy or Virginia creeper, at Walton, Stone. Built in the second half of the 19th century, the terrace still stands (2022), with some alterations, ...
Embrey’s Bakery, Fenton
The former Embrey’s Bakery in King Street, Fenton. The upper window frames of the building were purchased by Embrey in 1912 at the Trentham Hall sale, and installed here later. The bakery was founded ...
Endon Church Interior
Interior view of the east window in the south aisle of St. Luke's Church. The tower probably dates from the 17th century and the rest was built in 1876-79 to designs by J. Beardmore.
English Electric Co., St. Leonard's Works, Stafford
Looking northwest to the newly built St. Leonard's Works with Visitor Reception on the right. In later years the Reception was moved slightly eastwards and the rose beds were removed to make way for ...
Engraving of Bellamour Hall, Colton
A photograph of a mid-19th century engraving of Bellamour Hall, Colton. The Hall was built in 1796 by the widowed Lady Blount for her son Edward and stoodt near an early 17th century hall built by Sir ...
Entrance to Dovedale, near Ilam
On the left is Bunster Hill, overlooking the steep-sided gorge through which flows the River Dove.
Entrance to the Women's Prison, Stafford Gaol
The women's prison was built in 1852 to deal with the problem of overcrowding. A new male block, the 'Crescent' was also built.
At this time it was believed that prisoners should be kept apart as ...
F.W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd. Market Square store, Stafford
A view of Woolworth's Stafford store which was at 18, Market Square from 1928 to 1962 when it then transferred to larger premises in Gaolgate Street.
Originating in the U.S.A. in 1878 as 'Woolworth's ...
Fair View, Gnosall
On the reverse of this postcard view there is the following brief note: “Fair View, Gnosall, June 1908”. The house remains (June 2023) and it is situated on The Rank in Gnosall.
This postcard was published ...
Family group photographed outside Enville Hall, Enville
The 7th Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington can be seen wearing white in the centre of the photograph.
Family Group, Brocton, (2)
Family group outside a thatched cottage on Oldacre Lane.
Field Head, Upper Mayfield
A postcard view of Field Head in Gallowstree Lane, Upper Mayfield.
This late Victorian house dates from around 1898 and was built by George Simpson for his 26 year old son George Simpson junior. Around ...
Field House, Leek
Field House stands on High Street, Leek, and was built in the early 19th century for S.& W. Phillips, silk manufacturers, and was later the home of another silk-making family, the Whittles. At the time ...