Village Stores, Hilderstone,
On the right, next to the delivery cart horse, is Matthew Henry (Harry) Meddings, age 30, grocer and baker. The woman in the doorway (front) is most likely Mary Ann Meddings, the small boy is possibly ...
Vintage brewery vehicles, Town Centre, Burton-on Trent
Three vintage vehicles from breweries in Burton-on-Trent, outside McDonalds to celebrate its opening. From left to right: Ind Coope orange car with soft top, Bass Worthington bottle car, and Marston Thompson ...
Visitors outside the premises of Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd, Burton-on-Trent
The man fourth from the right is thought to be Cornelius O'Sullivan.
Wagon of Oxford's Puddings, Burton-upon-Trent
An LMS Railway horse-drawn flat-bed wagon loaded with Oxford's Puddings destined for Springfield, Massachusetts, USA for Thanksgiving Day. Their destination was Bertha Studios who traded greetings cards ...
Walk Mill, near Eccleshall
Walk Mill dates from the late eighteenth century and was used for grinding corn. There was an earlier mill on this site which was used for fulling or “walking” cloth, hence the name.
The waterwheel ...
Walker & Sons, Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent
Messrs A.B. Walker & Sons' Brewery, built in 1877.
Walker's Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
View of Messrs. A. B. Walker & Sons Brewery.
Walkers Nonsuch Toffee Factory, Calverley Street, Longton
Walkers' toffee business was founded in 1894 by Edward Joseph Walker. His son Edward Victor Walker joined the family business in 1915. The company continues to make a range of toffee products in their ...
Watkiss' butchers shop
Reginald George Watkiss, shipping contractor and family butcher. He was the son of Miles (a coal miner) and Mary Watkiss, born in Armitage, baptised 31 July 1881, Brereton. The location of this shop ...
Wetmore Maltings workers, Burton-on-Trent
Group photograph taken outside Wetmore Maltings.
Wilts United Dairies lorries, Uttoxeter
Nine Dennis lorries loaded with churns outside the Wilts United Dairies Creamery, Brookside Road, Uttoxeter.
Uttoxeter Creamery opened on 29 September 1897 on a site close to the railway station. ...
Wilts United Dairies lorry, Uttoxeter
Dennis delivery lorry registration number MW5223 loaded with churns at the Wilts United Dairies Creamery, Brookside Road, Uttoxeter.
Uttoxeter Creamery opened on 29 September 1897 on a site close ...
Wiltshire United Dairies exhibition, Uttoxeter
There has been a creamery on this site in Uttoxeter since 1897. Over the years the business has belonged to various companies, including Wiltshire United Dairies.
Wiltshire United Dairies exhibition, Uttoxeter
There has been a creamery on this site in Uttoxeter since 1897. Over the years the business has belonged to various companies, including Wiltshire United Dairies.
Wiltshire United Dairies, Weston
Employees at what was known locally as ‘Wilts Dairy’. The dairy initially processed milk and later in the 1950s only made butter, including the Fern Leaf Butter brand. The dairy building was adjacent ...
Wimpy Kiosk, Bridge Street, Stafford
The Wimpy kiosk which stood on Bridge Street, Stafford. Beyond can be seen the multi-storey car park and Tesco supermarket, demolished in 2014.
Wine Sellers, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wine Sellers was an off-licence which opened around late 1974 or early 1975. The shop was vacant by 1983. Nowadays (2024) it is the Slug and Lettuce.
Winshill flour mill, Burton upon Trent
As early as 1086 Burton Abbey owned a mill on this site on the Winshill side of the River Trent. The flor mill was rebuilt in 1701-2 and again in 1745 by Henry Hayne.
Thomas Greensmith installed a ...