RAF Stafford 25 years of the Freedom of the Borough of Stafford
The Borough of Stafford conferred the Freedom of Entry into the Borough to RAF Stafford (16 MU) on 16 December 1954. To mark the 25th Anniversary of this honour there was a major parade through the town ...
RAF Stafford Battle of Britain Parade
The Mayor of Stafford inspects the RAF Stafford personnel during the 1989 Battle of Britain Parade. Pictured in Earl Street, Stafford, the Parade is facing towards the Borough War Memorial which is nearby ...
RAF Stafford Service Personnel on Parade
Service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured marching at the junction of Lichfield Road, Newport Road and Bridge Street in Stafford. In the background the shop buildings remain (October 2015) however, ...
RAF Stafford Service Personnel on Parade
Service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured marching along Victoria Road towards Stafford town centre. In the background amongst the trees is the County War Memorial and on the right Stafford Station ...
Railway Station and the Station Hotel, Stafford
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Railway Station, Stone
Stone Railway Station was built between two railway lines, Norton Bridge and Colwich (on the London line), in 1848. Its Jacobean-style architecture was the work of Hunt, and the archway led to separate ...
Railway Station, Stone
Stone Railway Station was built between the first two railway lines built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, Norton Bridge and Colwich (on the London line). Its Jacobean-style architecture was ...
Railway Viaduct, Penkridge
This postcard view shows the Seven Arches viaduct looking west from the A449 Wolverhampton Road at the old junction with Levedale Road near Penkridge. In later years this junction was changed. In the ...
Railway Viaduct, Penkridge
This postcard view shows the Seven Arches viaduct looking west from the A449 Wolverhampton Road at the old Junction with Levedale Road near Penkridge. In later years this junction was changed. On the ...
Rectory, Stafford
The rectory on Mount Street was built in 1880.
The building was demolished in the 1960s and Iceland's store and the Sheridan Shopping Centre now occupies the site.
Red Lion Public House, Eccleshall
The Red Lion public house on High Street was converted in a private residence in 1935. The building was demolished in the 1960s, to make way for John Pershall Court.
The front of the inn had two bow ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Painted by Alf Fallows in 1996 this watercolour depicts Red Lion Square in Newcastle-under-Lyme. To the left of the painting in the foreground are shops and businesses, rising up behing them is the tower ...
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Oil painting by R. M. Colley of the square with St Giles' Church, shops to left and right with figures.
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme, with a tram passing behind the small stone building in the centre of this photograph. This was used at one time as the office of the Weights and Measures Inspector, ...
Red Lion Street, Stafford
The large building on the left belonged to Rowland's, grocers and bakers.
At the end of the road can be seen trees in the grounds of St. George's Hospital.
Rediffusion Shop, Evesham, Worcestershire
A Rediffusion employee is standing across the road from one of their shops, at 6 Bridge Street, Evesham, Worcestershire. The premises is now (2016) Co-op Travel shop. Photograph taken by Stafford photographer ...
Remains of the Sidney Fountain, Stafford
The Sidney fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband.
Thomas Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (seen on the far right, it is in 2004 ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
Following the 2002 Remembrance Parade which involved RAF Stafford service personnel and members of the British Legion, members of the public are pictured examining wreaths laid at the foot of the Borough ...