Funeral of the Foster children, Cheddleton
The funeral of sisters Gertrude Fanny Foster, aged 17, and Emily Mary Foster, aged 15, and their brother, John Thomas Foster, aged 11, of Brund Farm, Cheddleton took place at the Church of St. Edward ...
Emily Mary Foster and Gertrude Fanny Foster, Cheddleton
Sisters Emily Mary Foster, aged 15, and Gertrude Fanny Foster, aged 17, of Brund Farm, Cheddleton. The girls are possibly dressed for a Confirmation ceremony in this studio portrait.
The Foster family ...
Midland Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
This photograph taken on the Midland Road, Swadlincote, has a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the centre of the picture.
Tramcar number 13 is pictured on a private outing which is thought to have been ...
High Street, Newhall, Derbyshire
This photograph taken on the High Street, Newhall, has a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the centre of the picture.
Tramcar number 13 is pictured on a private outing which is thought to have been a test ...
Burnell's grocers shop, Rugeley
J. Burnell & Son Ltd.'s shop on Market Square pictured after being rebuilt. In the 1930s it was owned by Burnell's and was a public house known as The Vaults. It was later known as The Cabin for many ...
Alton - From Railway Station: water colour painting
Sunrise on Alton Castle and the castellated convent school on the hill, and below, a train steaming out. Anonymous [?L. J. Wood].
Diesel Locomotive, Burton-upon-Trent
This British Rail 2-car Cravens diesel multiple unit (DMU) is pictured at Burton-upon-Trent station when it worked on the B3 service from Burton to Leicester.
On the left there is a glimpse of the ...
Ryknield Motor Company Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
An early Ryknield delivery van outside the factory which was based on Shobnall Road, Burton
The Ryknield Motor Company Ltd. began life as the Ryknield Engine Company Ltd. This short-lived motor car ...
Ryknield Engine Co. Ltd., Burton-upon-Trent
This photograph shows several early Ryknield motor cars in various stages of construction in the factory assembly shop.
The Ryknield Engine Company Ltd., factory and offices were based on Shobnall ...
High Street, Newhall, Derbyshire
Looking north-west along the High Street, Newhall, there is a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the centre of the picture.
On the left the building on the corner site remains (2024). On the right at the ...
Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive
The 18 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0 locomotive "Jack" built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engine Company for John Knowles & Co., manufacturers of fire bricks and earthenware pipes at Newfields Pit, Ashby Woulds, ...
Burton and Ashby Light Railway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
The Burton and Ashby Light Railway was a tramway system operating in three counties from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire to Swadlincote in Derbyshire and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, ...
New Parsonage, Amington
The foundation stone for a new Parsonage for the curate-in-charge at Amington was laid on 8 November 1911 by the Rev. W. McGregor. The Parsonage was built on the site of Woodhouse Hall. The curate at ...
Kingstone, Staffordshire: tithe map
Tithe maps and tithe awards are invaluable for the history of villages, properties, families, agriculture and landscape in England and Wales in the period 1837 – 1852. Tithe maps are usually drawn at ...
Station Master at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
A press photograph of Station Master Mr. J.S.T. Smith in his office at Rugeley Trent Valley Station, part of a Rugeley Times centre spread on the railway station.
Retirement presentation at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
Mr W. Allsopp (Chief Clerk) presents the retiring Station Master, Mr. J.S.T. Smith with a cheque from his staff, watched by Mr A. Bridges, the incoming Station Master.
A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy ...
Retirement presentation at Rugeley Trent Valley Station
A photograph taken on the retirement of J.S.T. Smith as Station Master at Rugeley Trent Valley railway station.
Back row (left to right): Ted Slyn, Walter Norman, unknown, Mr. A. Bridges (the new ...
Cheshire View Inn, Mow Cop
A view over the Cheshire plain from the Cheshire View Inn on Mow Cop. Situated at the top of Station Bank on Top Station Road, this public house was known as the Railway Inn until 1955. It closed in ...