Postcard view of West End, Pattingham
The house in the distance is the original Police House which had a small cell on the left hand side.
The pair of semi-detached houses on the right are typical of the Dartmouth style.
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Harriseahead
In 1801 and 1802 Hugh Bourne and Daniel Shoebotham built a Methodist Chapel at Harriseahead which became the centre of Methodist activity in that area and beyond. It was rebuilt in 1804. The remains ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop
The Primitive Methodists held their first open-air prayer meeting at Mow Cop in 1807.
The chapel shown in this photograph was one of many around this area.
Remembering Methodism at Mow Cop
A ...
Queens Park Avenue, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Queens Park Avenue, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The entrance to Longton Park lies just to the left of this location.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and ...
Railway Lane, Rushton
A postcard view of Railway Lane, Rushton, looking towards station. Rushton Spencer station stood on the North Staffordshire Railway's Churnet Valley line and opened in 1849. It closed to passengers ...
Railway Station, Codsall
The Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line opened in 1849 and Codsall Station was opened by 1851. The station closed for goods in 1964, but is still (in 2004) open for passengers.
Railway Tunnel, Shugborough
During the 1840s two railways were constructed through the park at Shugborough. To minimise damage to the landscape a large cutting was made to accommodate the line. Fences and trees were used to hide ...
Ranton
The small and scattered village of Ranton is situated due west of Stafford by Clanford Brook and close to the boundary between Pirehill and Cuttlestone Hundreds. The name derives from the Old English ...
Rectory Farm, Checkley. Photographed by William Blake.
The Rectory Farm, Checkley, Staffordshire.
Red Lion Cottage, Alton
The Red Lion Cottage was fomerly known as Yewtree Cottage and was built in 1657, with later alterations. The shop window to the left advertises Dulux paints.
Redhill Bank Brickworks and Railway Station, Rocester
The land was later taken over by JCB, who built a large factory on the site.
Residential Estate, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Residential Estate, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
View of a residential estate at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Reynard Cottage, Cannock Road, Penkridge
On Friday 21st December, 1866, Thomas Adcock, a builder, was sitting in his kitchen at home on the Cannock Road when a fox slipped in through the door. 'Reynard', the fox, had broken cover at Somerford ...
Richardson family, Croxton
Mrs Harriet Richardson (born 1831) and her daughter Laura (born 1866) who was a dressmaker. They lived in this cottage on Ginger Lane, Croxton near Russiatree Farm.
Rocester
The village of Rocester is situated between the two rivers of the Dove and the Churnet, about three miles north-east of the town of Uttoxeter. The name ‘Rocester’ means ‘Hrof’s castle’, Hrof being an ...
Rock Cottages, Great Haywood
Rock Cottages stood opposite St Stephen's Church, Great Haywood. Eliza Loveday (seated) with her daughter Elsie Loveday in the front garden.
Rock Cottages, Standon
A postcard view of Rock Cottages on Mill Lane, Standon. This Grade II listed row of three cottages was built in the 17th century and has 19th century additions. The foundations are built into the sandstone ...