Brickworks, Cradley Heath
Women and men workers removing bricks from a kiln at a Cradley Heath brickworks.
Image courtesy of Birmingham Library.
Brocton smithy
Samuel Buttery was the village blacksmith. He is seen here shoeing a horse. The smithy stood on the Green in the centre of Brocton village.
Brocton, near Stafford
A postcard view taken from The Green, Brocton, looking towards Milford. The Smallwoods lived in the cottage on the right with the village smithy attached. Samuel Buttery was the village blacksmith.
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Chainmaking workshops, Cradley Heath
A row of single-storey chainmaking workshops at Purser's Square, also known as Anvil Yard, Cradley Heath. Cradley was well-known for producing hand-made iron chain. The workshops were very small, often ...
Chainmaking, Cradley Heath
A woman chainmaker working in a Cradley Heath workshop, probably at Purser's Square, also known as Anvil Yard, Cradley Heath. Note the small child sitting in the corner of the room. Cradley was well-known ...
Chapel and Smithy, Alstonefield
The smithy and Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Alstonefield. The blacksmith at the time of this photograph was Joseph Hambleton.
The chapel was built in 1879-1880 and replaced an earlier chapel dating ...
Church Farmyard, Alstonefield
A view of Alstonefield during the exceptionally harsh winter of 1947. The village was all but cut off from the outside world for 8 weeks in February and March.
Church Street, Alstonefield
Huge snow drifts on Church Street, Alstonefield during the exceptionally harsh winter of 1947. The village was all but cut off from the outside world for 8 weeks in February and March.
Clay Pool and The Mount, Alstonefield
The Mount was for a time the village Post Office. It was later converted into two houses, for the District Nurse and the Policeman. Clay Pool was filled in in the 1970s.
Cutting oats, the Allotment Gardens, Alstonefield
From left to right: Ernest Adams, Jim Bailey and Herbert Wood, holding a scythe. Mr Wood grew oats on the Allotment Gardens, a plot of land of about a third of an acre which was formerly 4 allotments. ...
Donkeys at Dovedale
Dovedale has long been an attraction for tourists and day trippers. Seen here are three donkeys available for rides near the waterfall at the entrance to Dovedale.
Farley Lane, Farley
A view of houses on Farley Lane, north west of Farley Hall. On the far right is Home Farm House, built in the 18th century. Next along, with the tall gables is the Smithy built in 1780, remodelled in ...
Former Smithy, Trentham
Built to designs by Charles Barry in 1840, the Smithy at Park Drive, Trentham features a horseshoe shaped doorway. The smithy formed part of the Building and Maintenance Department of the Trentham Estate.
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Frank 'Butcher' Riley at Hope Marsh, Alstonefield
Frank Riley was born at Hope House in 1892. he served his apprenticeship with Ashbourne butcher Sam Parkin. He set up business at Hope Marsh as the village butcher before the First World war. His business ...
Girl Guides on Sunny Bank, Alstonefield
Alstonefield Girl Guides had their headquarters at the Reading Room. prior to that they were based at the Old Cheese Factory in Hope Dale.
Back row: Eileen Bonsall, Margaret Adams, Marjorie Bonsall, ...
Haynes and Sons workmen, Stone
Workers from Haynes and Sons, wheelwrights, taken on the wedding day of Bert Haynes.
From left to right: William Haynes, Harry Haynes, Ron Fowler, William Stubbs, Tom Johnson, Sam Cooper, Bert Haynes. ...
Joe Hambleton, Blacksmith, Alstonefield
Joseph Hambleton, Alstonefield village blacksmith, shoeing a horse at the smithy which stood next to the Methodist chapel.
Post Office and Smithy, Clifton Campville
The Old Post Office stands at 117 Main Street. Built in the early 18th century, it is now a private residence. Beyond it can be seen the smithy.