Offleyrock, Bishop's Offley,
The sandstone was excavated to provide building material and improve communications.
Offleyrock, Bishop's Offley,
The sandstone was excavated to provide building material and improve communications.
Old Brewery Yard, from High Street, Burton-on-Trent
Old colliery trackway over Fenton Road, Bucknall
The trackway on this embankment came from Victoria Colliery to the south. The embankment carried the trackway over Fenton Road to a coal wharf on Dividy Road. The houses running across the middle of the ...
Old Park Loading Point, Cannock Chase No.8 pit
View of coal trucks underground by a loading point.
These old shafts were re-opened whilst Cannock Wood Colliery was being sunk, to provide finance for the venture. They were producing coal before ...
Old Soles Wood, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A view of a the Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway pictured in the Hamps Valley, north of Waterhouses, with Old Soles Wood in the background (misspelt 'Souls' on this postcard view). The railway had ...
Old Water Conduit, Stafford,
An old water conduit unearthed during roadworks on Lichfield Road.
The lock-up can be seen on the left, used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants.
The public house is the White Lion.
Both ...
One million tonnes of coal, Lea Hall Colliery
Two miners chalking "100000" "1967" onto a full coal wagon. The miners are Charlie Lindley (wearing the helmet), and Sid Milsom.
Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal ...
Opening of the Leek & Manifold Light Railway, Waterhouses
Crowds at the Opening Day of the Leek and Manilfold Light Railway which took place at Waterhouses. The banners read “Success To The Chairman Of The Light Railway Company” and "Welcome to Earl Dartmouth". ...
Oulton Cross, Stone,
A view of some of the large Edwardian villas which stand on Oulton Road, close to Alleyne's School.
Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel, Swynnerton,
This Roman Catholic chapel was built next to Swynnerton Hall in 1869.
The architect was Gilbert Blount.
Overhead conveyor under construction, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
View from the Joiners' shop, showing the conveyor passing over a cut-out on the fire station roof. The engine shed is in the foreground, and one of Worthingtons' petrol locos is visible on the left.
Oxford Gardens, Stafford
Oxford Gardens at the time of this photograph was known as Oxford Street.
This lower end of the street was built in the early years of the twentieth century and on the right can be seen the Infants' ...
Pageant Procession, Stafford,
View of the pageant procession in Oxford Gardens.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
Park Street Maltings, Burton-on-Trent
The maltings were part of James Eadie's Cross Street Brewery.
Park Street, Uttoxeter.
View down Park Street, looking past the circular island railings on the left. On the right is Richardsons' Coach and Motor Works. George Richardson moved into these premises in the 1840s, which remained ...
Parkes' Furniture Shop, Stafford,
F.T. Parkes and Son Home Furnishings, at 13 Gaol Square.
Behind Parkes is the old Grammar School building on North Walls. The school moved to new premises on Newport Road in 1862.
Opposite Parkes ...
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 ...