The Royal Oak, Boscobel, Shropshire
A view of the Royal Oak at Boscobel House, Shropshire. The current tree is a descendent of the original Royal Oak at Boscobel House, where Charles II hid from Parliamentary troops in 1651. Today, beside ...
The Royal Oak, Boscobel, Shropshire
A postcard view of the Royal Oak at Boscobel which was franked on 5 October 1904. The current tree is a descendent of the original Royal Oak at Boscobel House, where Charles II hid from Parliamentary ...
The Schools, Hopwas
A postcard view of Thomas Barnes Schools in Hopwas. Built in 1909, the schools were named after the benefactor of the adjacent original 1717 School House which can be seem beyond, to the left of the school ...
The Sherbrook frozen, Cannock Chase
The Square, Great Haywood
This view is looking west to The Square, Great Haywood. On the right is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The original building was demolished in the 1930s and this new hotel was built on the site.
The tree ...
The Square, Great Haywood
View of the south side of The Square. Note the signpost to Lichfield on the side of the Clifford Arms, and the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee at the entrance to Trent Lane..
Postcard ...
The Temple, Ingestre
A sepia wash drawing of the Temple at Ingestre drawn by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845). This octagonal temple or rotunda was built in the mid 18th century and has been attributed ...
The Terrace, Alton Towers
A postcard view looking east along the Terrace with the Conservatories on the left. At the end of the path is the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda. The gardens were created by the ...
The Trees, Stapenhill
A lantern slide view of a cottage and ancient trees at Stapenhill, near Burton upon Trent.
Copyright: Burton Library
The Tutbury Elm
Pen and ink drawing by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845) showing the Tutbury Elm. This large Wych elm stood by Fauld Lane. Tutbury Castle can be seen in the distance, just to ...
The Village Green, Hopwas
Hopwas Village Green with numbers 14 and 16, Lichfield Road which look substantially the same today (2023) despite now having slightly extended, but similar, porches. The mature tree is now echoed by ...
The Village Green, Hopwas
This view of the junction of Hints Road, Nursery Lane and the appropriately named Two Trees Close is still recognisable. The tree on the right has been replaced by a recent planting which is maturing ...
The village, Endon
A view of Endon taken from Endon Bank, looking north-east.
Photographer: Philemon Swift, Hanley House, 260 Waterloo Road, Burslem.
The Waterworks, Longton Road, Stone
The waterworks, since demolished, were built in 1890 and supplied the town of Stone. The reservoir was on Red Hill.
This postcard was franked in Burton upon Trent on 5 March 1918 and sent to an address ...
The White Bridge, Rocester
A postcard view of the White Bridge over the River Dove at Rocester.
The 'Wishing Stone', Pye Green, Hednesford
Still existing and known today.
The following is an extract from Cannock Chase District Council's 'Adopted Development Brief', March 2011:
"A Wishing Stone forms a local feature of interest at the ...
The Woodhouse, Hopwas
Previously known as Hopwas Hayes Lodge, The Woodhouse was built by Zachary Babington in 1730 as part of the Fisherwick estate. It was situated on the highest part of Hopwas Wood. It subsequently had 19th ...
The Yeld, Little Haywood
The Yeld is a Grade II listed building in Little Haywood. This view faces Coley Lane but it is effectively the rear of the building. It ia an early- to mid-18th century building, altered in the mid-19th ...