Town Hall and Municipal Buildings, Burton-upon-Trent
Initially commissioned by Michael Thomas Bass, the brewer, as St. Paul’s Institute and The Liberal Club and designed by Reginald Churchill, it was completed by 1878. His son Michael Arthur Bass donated ...
Trent Bridge, Burton-upon-Trent
Trent Bridge looking from Burton-upon-Trent across the River Trent towards Stapenhill and Winshill in Derbyshire.
Trent Bridge is often known as Burton Bridge. The bridge is first mentioned in the ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
This postcard view was published by T. H. Pemberton, Leigh St. Burslem, Stoke on Trent.
On the left is the Globe Hotel with the tall chimneys, however, it is now on a very busy road traffic island.
Several ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
A postcard view of Upper Brook Street looking from Brook Square. The shop on the left corner is Pascoe's newsagents and stationers business. They are advertising photographic materials in the window, ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
This postcard was printed by Valentine's series.
The view is looking from Horse Fair along Upper Brook Street towards Brook Square.
Several of the buildings on the left including the Crown public ...
Upper Lodge of Tamworth Castle
The Upper Lodge, built by Robbins in about 1827, can be seen in the centre of this photograph. The archway to the right was demolished in 1980, immediately prior to Queen Elizabeth's visit, when it was ...
Victoria Road, Stafford
This view looks south west from Victoria Square towards Victoria Road in Stafford.
On the extreme left in the distance the Station Hotel can be seen. The shop and houses in the centre are on Cherry ...
Walton Priory Middle School, Stone
Walton Priory Middle School was the first purpose built middle school in Staffordshire. The School opened during 1974 and his photograph was taken in 1975 by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
Watergate Street, Tunstall
Terraced houses, numbers 1 & 13, in Watergate Street in Tunstall. The houses in this area date from the middle of the 19th century and even before 1939 there was a programme of slum clearance in the area. ...
Waterworks, Stone,
The waterworks were built in 1890 and supplied the whole town. The reservoir was on Red Hill.
The buildings have now been demolished.
Wedgwood's Etruria works, Stoke-on-Trent
Etruria Works was opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769, replacing the Ivy House and Brick House Works in Burslem. Built on the route of the Trent & Mersey Canal, just where it would be crossed by the Newcastle ...
Wesleyan Chapel. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at the Wesleyan Chapel, Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stafford Street is now known as the Strand. Blake's shop was situated on this street.
West Cannock Colliery Rescue Team, Hednesford
Pictured are Miners in the West Cannock Colliery Team, who won the Cannock Chase Coal-Owners Association Mines Rescue Challenge Cup in 1934.
Back row left to right: E Archer (Capt.), E Rutter, P Stanley ...
Weston Post Office
On the reverse of this postcard it says that the Post Mistress and her daughter are pictured standing outside Weston Post Office.
The two notices over the door state: "James W. Muir, Grocer and Provision ...
White Lion Inn, Stafford,
The White Lion Inn was built on the site of the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel; the rear structure of the inn included stonework from the old chapel.
Samuel Charles Cutler and Mary White ran ...
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford
This view shows the Wolverhampton Road at the junction with White Lion Street on the right.
On the left at No. 5, Wolverhampton Road is Anne Giles: "Stafford's Leading Ladies Hairdresser" who also ...
York Railway Station
York railway Station is on the East Coast Main Line. The present station opened in 1877 and at the time was said to be the largest in the world. Over the years the station has had several alterations ...