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 ...
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. ...
Doxey, Stafford,
This scene has changed little today.
These houses had recently been built; the plots were intended to attract railway workers, being a few minutes walk from the engine sheds.
Coal has been delivered ...
Dr Samuel Johnson’s Birthplace and Statue, Lichfield
This postcard view shows Dr Samuel Johnson's statue on the left. It is by R.C. Lucas and was erected in 1838. The house on the right was completed in 1707 by Michael Johnson, Samuel's father. Samuel Johnson ...
Dr William Palmer's House, Rugeley
William Palmer was hanged for the murder of John Parsons Cooke in 1856 and this was his home at the time. It was rented from the Earls of Lichfield. The murder took place in the Talbot Hotel, directly ...
Drakelowe Hall, Derbyshire
Drakelowe Hall was an Elizabethan mansion which stood on the south bank of the River Trent, close to Burton-upon-Trent. It was set in the grounds of an historic agricultural and sporting estate of around ...
Drawbridge, Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Drawbridge or East Entrance to Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl ...
Drawing Room, Rodbaston Hall
The late-Victorian Drawing Room of Rodbaston Hall while it was owned by the family of Henry and Jane Ward. during the Victorian period. It is now the staff room. The large chandelier on the top right ...
Draycott Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
Draycott Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
Drayton Farmhouse, Penkridge
This photograph of Drayton Farmhouse was taken in 1964 by Dr. J.E.C. Peters.
In later years the building is very much as in the picture with only slight changes to the porch over the front door. It ...
Duke of York Public House, Tipping Street, Stafford
Landlord, Thomas James Machin 1902-1903, standing outside the Duke of York public house in Tipping Street.
The pub was sold in about 1929 or 1930 and turned into Brown's butchers shop and a camping ...
Eagle Inn, Stafford,
The Eagle Inn at 15 Newport Road. The Eagle Inn closed 7th March 1999. The Grade II listed Eagle Inn was renovated in 2009-2010 by Midland Heart and has now been incorporated into Eagle House, which ...
Early Motor Car, Eccleshall
Mr J.B. Ball, Chairman of Eccleshall and District Agricultural Society, in an open tourer. He is pictured outside his home, Beech Grove at Wootton, near Eccleshall.
This is a Decauville car dating ...
East window, St. Editha's Church, Church Eaton
The interior of St. Editha's Church, Church Eaton looking towards the chancel and the impressive seven-light Perpendicular east window. This photograph was taken shortly after the installation of stained ...