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Brocton. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene taken at Brocton, Staffordshire.

Brocton. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene taken at Brocton, Staffordshire. The building on the left is Brocton Mission Hall.

Bromley Arms, Ellastone

The Bromley Arms, Ellastone, photographed by William Blake of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The Bromley Arms was formerly Ellastone Old Hall, and dates from the late 17th century. This photograph is now ...

Brook House, Bucknall

The Brook House, Bucknall, built in about 1636. It was dismantled in 1974 and moved to Knighton, near Mucklestone. Photographed by William Blake of Longton.

Brook House, Milwich,

Brook House was formerly the Post Office and in the late nineteenth century had a thatched roof.

Brook House, Milwich,

Brook House on Stone Road was formerly the post office. Its thatched roof had since been tiled.

Brook Street Methodist Chapel, Stafford,

This chapel was built in 1888 on Eccleshall Road, approximately where the petrol station is today. Until the 1920s the chapel was known as the Christian Brethren Chapel.

Brookfield's Department Store, Stafford

Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank. In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...

Brookfield's Shop Interior, Stafford,

Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank. In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...

Brookfield's Tea Rooms, Stafford

Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank. In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...

Brooklands School, Stafford,

Brooklands opened on Eccleshall Road in 1946 as a private school. At first only a small number of five and six year olds were admitted, but the number of pupils increased and by 1962 126 children ...

Broom (now Worcestershire) Church: engraving

Part of a plate showing the figure of St. Kenelm and a carving on a pew in the church. Broom was in Staffordshire until 1895, since when it has been part of Worcestershire. Anonymous.

Brough, Nicholson & Hall's Cross Street Mill, Leek

The bridge and Fountain Mill, to the left, were demolished in 1968. Cross Street Mill, to the right, remains. The firm were manufacturers of "sewing silks, braids, bindings, trimmings etc", and were ...

Broughton Hall

Broughton Hall was built for Sir Thomas Broughton in the mid-sixteenth century, possibly on the site of an earlier building. During the eighteenth century the ornate timber work was covered in plaster, ...

Broughton Hall,

Broughton Hall was built for Sir Thomas Broughton in the mid-sixteenth century, possibly on the site of an earlier building. During the eighteenth century the ornate timber work was covered in plaster, ...

Brown Jug Public House, Bishop's Offley,

Brown Jug Public House, Bishop's Offley,

Browse Antiques Shop, Lichfield Road, Stafford

Pictured is Browse antiques shop which stood opposite Green Hall on Lichfield Road, Stafford. Previously the building was occupied by Giles' paint and wallpaper shop, with a section that sold glass. In ...