General Shop, Foregate Street, Stafford,
General shop at 27 Foregate Street, demolished 1966.
Mrs Mercy Simms, the shop owner, is seen standing outside the shop in front of the archway which led to Foregate Square. Mrs Simms had lived in ...
General view of Bass Breweries, Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent
William Bass founded the Bass Brewery in Burton-upon-Trent in 1777. By 1877 it was the world's largest brewery and its red triangle logo was known around the world. In the 1960s it merged with Charrington ...
General View of Stone
A view of Stone, looking west across the Trent valley from the golf links at Walton. St. Michael's church, Joules' Brewery and the Trent Hospital (formerly Stone Union Workhouse) can be seen.
General view of Tamworth
Postcard of a general view of Tamworth with Bolebridge in the foreground going over the River Anker. Bolebridge Street can be seen in the distance and the top of St. Editha's Church can just about be ...
George VI's Coronation Decorations, Bridge Street, Stafford,
George VI's Coronation Decorations, Brine Baths, Stafford,
View taken from Green Bridge.
The Brine Baths opened in 1892 on Greengate Street, after a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common during the search for a water supply for the town. Its ...
George V's Coronation Celebrations, Stafford
Photograph taken on Market Square.
The building is the Shire Hall. The letters on the building read 'Our Noble King'.
German Gypsies at Leek Horse Fair, Smithfield Market, Leek
The annual Leek horse and hiring fair used to take place in October every year, and usually just attracted locals from the Moorlands and North Staffordshire area. The German Gypsies attracted a lot of ...
Gnosall Village and Lock-up,
Gnosall village lock-up, Station Road, built in 1830. Lock-ups, often found in rural communities, were a convenient place to detain vagrants and local drunks.
Only three lock-ups survive in the county, ...
Golden Jubilee Celebration Parade by RAF Stafford at Newcastle-under-Lyme
During 2002 many national and local events took place to celebrate fifty years of Her Majesty The Queen’s reign. RAF Stafford service personnel are pictured by the War Memorial at the junction of High ...
Gothic Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford,
This view of Gothic Cottage at the junction of Lichfield Road and White Lion Street was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
The building was occupied at this time by Tony Boydon's photography ...
Gothic Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford,
This view of Gothic Cottage and a Veterinary Centre at the junction of Lichfield Road and White Lion Street was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
Gothic Cottage was occupied at this time ...
Granville Square, Stone,
View from Granville Square down High Street.
Granville Square was known as Pump Square until 1903. To celebrate the coronation of Edward VII the town pump, seen in front of the street lamp, was replaced ...
Granville Square, Stone,
Granville Square was originally named Pump Square, but when the pump was removed the square was renamed after Earl Granville of Stonepark. Trees were planted to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII ...
Granville Terrace, Stone,
Granville Terrace was named after Earl Granville, Lord of the Manor of Stone.
On the left, at the junction with Longton Road, is part of the Congregational Church, built in 1871 to a design by George ...
Granville Terrace, Stone,
Granville Terrace was named after Earl Granville, Lord of the Manor of Stone.
In the distance can be seen the spire of the Congregational Church, built in 1871 to a design by George Bidlake. On 7 ...
Grapes Corner and Bridge Street, Stafford,
View of Grapes Corner and Bridge Street from Newport Road. On the left is the Grapes public house.
Jervis' fancy goods shop can be seen in the centre. It closed in 1993 after trading for over 100 ...
Grapes Corner, Stafford,
Grapes Corner showing Hall and Halden Printing Office as it was in 1843.
In 1870 the printing business moved to Eastgate Street and the building became the Grapes Hotel.