Norton Pool, Norton Canes
Now known as Chasewater, Norton Pool was formed in 1797 by damming two streams: the Crane Brook which flowed into the Tame, and another stream flowing into the Penk, to provide a feeder to the extended ...
Oak struck by lightning, Aqualate
A powerful thunderstorm crossed Shropshire and south-west Staffordshire on Wednesday 16 May 1906. A lightning strike from the storm destroyed this huge oak tree near Aqualate Mere. This group of men ...
Oak tree, near Uttoxeter
An old oak on Uttoxeter High Wood, 20 feet round.
A pen and watercolour drawing by Francis Redfern (1823-1895), cooper and historian of Uttoxeter.
Old Oldcroft oak tree Walton on the Hill
The very old oak tree in this 1930's photo used to be a prominent feature in the Oldcroft, a large field at the back of the blacksmith's shop in Walton-on-the-Hill. The field is now covered with houses ...
Old Reid's Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford
A pen and watercolour drawing of Old Reid's Cottage which stood at the Hough on Lichfield Road, Stafford and was demolished in the 1880s.
Artist: W. Allen.
Old Tree, Burton upon Trent
Copyright: Burton Library
On Blore Road, near Ilam
A woman on a motorcycle leaving Ilam and heading towards Blore. In the background can be seen the profile of Thorpe Cloud, with a glimpse of Oxleisure Farm in the valley to the right.
Postcard photographed ...
On the ice, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at the south end of Rudyard Lake. There were a number of exceptionally cold winters in the decades before the First World War which enabled locals and visitors ...
On the river, Clifton Campville
Three women in a rowing boat on the River Meese at Clifton Campville.
On The Road, Milford
This postcard view is of the A513 road from Stafford to Rugeley and is near to the Main Entrance to the Shugborough Estate at Milford.
Ornamental Bridge, Hagley Hall, Rugeley
This ornamental bridge was built in the 1790s for Assheton Curzon in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley. It spans the Rising Brook as it runs from Cannock Chase, through Hagley and Rugeley to the River ...
Oulton Cricket Club, Oulton Grange, near Stone
Oulton Cricket Club members clearing a fallen ash tree at The Grange Ground in the late 1950s.
Oulton Cricket Club were founded in 1953 and their first ground was near Oulton Grange. In about 1970 ...
Oulton Rocks, near Stone
A postcard view of Kibblestone Road leading north out of Oulton. The house in the distance is Lower Close.
This postcard was published by Louis Dutton of Stone. It was franked in Stone on 11 April ...
Outlanes from the Common Plot, Stone
A postcard view looking north west from the Common Plot. The buildings in the middle distance belong to Meaford Old Hall Farm.
The postmark is dated 3 December 1907 and was franked in Meriden, Warwickshire....
Pageant Dance Troupe, Stafford
These young dancers are pictured in action at Stafford Common after the Stafford Pageant procession, which started in Stychfields, progressed through the town centre and finished at the Common. Please ...
Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
The Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on the To-ho ...
Park Gate and Lodge, Teddesley, Penkridge
Teddesley Hall was built sometime between 1742 and 1754 by Sir Edward Littleton, 4th baronet, and was designed by Charles Cope Trubshaw of Little Haywood. After the death of the 3rd Baron Littleton in ...
Passenger steam train, near Hednesford
A steam locomotive pulling carriages up the incline from Rugeley, past Moors Gorse towards Hednesford. Keeper's Cottage, the white building on the left, has since been demolished. The halt at Brindley ...