Demolition of the Old Guildhall, Stafford
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...
Dewhurst’s Butchers shop, Greengate Street, Stafford
Dewhurst’s Butchers shop is pictured on Greengate Street, Stafford, with on the left a glimpse of the Bear Inn which remains (2026) and an unknown shop on the right. All of these buildings remain although ...
Diglake House, Rear View, Stafford,
Diglake House on Tipping Street was demolished in the 1960s.
The County Council Education Department building now stands on this site.
Diglake House, Stafford,
Diglake House on Tipping Street was demolished in the 1960s.
The County Council Education Department building now stands on this site.
Dilhorne Endowed Primary School
End elevation of the school showing cellar access and the linking passage to a new building at the rear.
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 ...
Dobson's tobacconists, Greengate Street, Stafford
Exterior of Arthur Dobson's wholesale and retail tobacconist, 37 Greengate Street, Stafford, on the corner with Mill Street.
Arthur Dobson was born in Stockton on Tees in 1865 and started work in ...
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 vignette-effect framed postcard looks north-west along Doxey Road from Stafford.
In this scene coal has been delivered to one of the houses on the left. In the centre, the cycle has a delivery ...
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 ...