The Institute, Church Eaton
A postcard view of the Institute on the High Street, Church Eaton. In 1886 a public house was converted into a Men’s Reading Room and Club which later became known as the Institute. Over the entrance ...
The Kings Arms, Stafford Street, Eccleshall
A postcard view of the King's Arms which was originally named The Unicorn. Its neo-Elizabethan timber framed facade covers the original Elizabethan structure. On the extreme right is Perry’s butchers ...
The last salute to the Staffords in Lichfield
Following a nine-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (3Mercian), formerly the Staffords, are pictured outside Lichfield Cathedral. The Regiment will ...
The Lodge, Maer Hall
This postcard view shows the Grade II listed lodge to Maer Hall, which was built around 1860 in sandstone with a stone slate roof, and is in the Jacobean style.
Postcard published by C.H. Deakin, 17 ...
The Lodge, Wolseley Hall, near Rugeley
Although Wolseley Hall was demolished in 1966, this estate lodge house still exists on the corner of the A51 and Orchard Lane as part of a modern housing development. The frontal aspect has since been ...
The Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Long Gallery where traces survived from Lord Paget’s time. It was remodelled to restore its Elizabethan appearance. ...
The Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall
This view of the Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall is from a glass negative believed to have been taken prior to a fire in 1909 in an adjacent part of the building. It is thought that the two men in the ...
The Long Gallery Mantelpiece at Beaudesert Hall
The mantelpiece in the Long Gallery was considered to be one of the few outstanding remnants of Elizabethan times at Beaudesert. Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building, renovations ...
The Long Gallery Tapestry at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Gallery. On the left is a large wall tapestry 'The Virtues Challenge the Vices as Christ begins his Ministry', ...
The Main Staircase at Wootton Lodge
Pictured is the Main Staircase at Wootton Lodge photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in March 1959. This fine carved Staircase dates from around 1700.
Wootton Lodge was built ...
The Main Staircase, Chillington Hall
This view of the Main Staircase at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948.
The staircase is a fine example of early Georgian joinery. The nosing of each tread is continued below the stair ...
The Manor House, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of the Manor House on the High Street in Uttoxeter. The building is also known as Uttoxeter House and sometimes as Lord Gardner’s House, this being the birthplace of Admiral Alan Gardner ...
The Market Cross, Cheadle
A postcard view of Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction with Cross Street. It consists of an octagonal ...
The Market Cross, Cheadle
A postcard view of Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction with Cross Street. It consists of an octagonal ...
The Market Cross, Cheadle
A postcard view of Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction with Cross Street. It consists of an octagonal ...
The Market Square Stafford
There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place for the County Court and later for other civic meetings.
The present building, designed by John Harvey and erected ...
The National Provincial Bank, Stone
A postcard view of the National Provincial Bank on High Street, Stone. The Victorian Gothic arches were inserted into the ground floor of an existing building around 1863. The National Provincial Bank ...
The New Post Office, Bird Street, Lichfield
This postcard view looks north-west along Bird Street with the ‘New’ Post Office on the right. In the background are the spires of Lichfield Cathedral. he Post Office closed in early 1968. The Arts Centre ...