Restoring cars at the Swan Hotel, Stafford
Ron Winkle with one of his restored cars.
Mr Winkle ran a car restoration business in the stables behind the Swan Hotel. He also organised the Cygnet Folk Club which was held at the Swan.
Richards Ceramic Tiles Ltd., Woodland Street, Tunstall
Henry Richards Tile Company occupied the Pinnox Woks from 1903. This is the main entrance at the eastern end of Woodland Street. Beyond the Richards works, to the right of the photograph, is the Woodland ...
Richardson's Household Shop, Stafford,
Richardson's Corner at the junction of Gaolgate and Stafford Street. Richardson's shop sold glass, china and ironmongery. Henry Cliffe's tea and coffee shop is on the left.
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Ritchie Spencer at the Reliant factory
The Managing Director of the Reliant Motor Company can be seen here talking to Mr Richard Whittington, the Works Manager, in the vehicle assembly plant at Tamworth.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed ...
River Sow in Stafford,
The River Sow, with South Street on the left and the Castle Tavern in the distance.
Road widening at Radford Bank,
Road widening at Radford Bank during winter 1984-85. Looking towards Stafford town centre with the Trumpet public house on the right.
Rock House Cafe and Filling Station, Milford
Rock House Cafe and filling station at Milford.
In 1954 Gordon Boston bought what was then a transport cafe called Rock House Cafe and added a petrol station the following year. Up to 18 women were ...
Roebuck Inn, Hilderstone. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene with a view of the Roebuck Inn, Hilderstone, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Roller Skating Rink, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows visitors using the roller skating rink at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. In the background there is a part view of a car park.
In later years the site became known as Drayton ...
Rolls Royce, Swythamley Hall
Sir Philip Brocklehurst's Rolls Royce, registration R535, outside Swythamley Hall. The chauffeur is either George Sydney Jessop or Harry Wright.
Roman Catholic Church, Lower Foundry Street, Hanley
The building on the left was originally the church of St Mary and St Patrick, opened in 1860. the present church of the Sacred Heart on Jasper Street was consecrated in 1911. The church in Lower Foundry ...
Rosebank House in transit, Leek
Rosebank House being moved to make way for the new Co-op superstore on Buxton Road. It is pictured being slowly moved on rails along Rosebank Street towards Rosebank Terrace. The house is Grade II listed, ...
Rosebank House, Leek
In its original location, before it was moved to make way for the Co-op superstore on Buxton Road in the late 1990s.
Rover Eight car, Calwich Bank, near Ellastone
Uttoxeter photographer Gerald McCann's Rover Eight, with Gerald McCann, Daisy and Edith seated inside, pictured at Calwich Bank, near Ellastone on the road between Uttoxeter and Ashbourne.
Rover Eight Car, near Milford
Parked Rover Eight belonging to Uttoxeter photographer Gerald McCann parked in the Satnall Hills on the road between Stafford and Rugeley, near Milford Common. Daisy and Edith are seated inside.
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Row of shops, Bilbrook Lane, Bilbrook
Shops shown include a snack shop, 'The Old Orchard' and the Lane Green Post Office.
Bilbrook started life as a small village, but then grew in the 1930's, when Lane Green estate was built to accomodate ...
Rowley Street, Stafford
Rowley Street, looking west. The Methodist Chapel can be seen on the right hand side of the street.
Royal Brine Baths, Stafford
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892, designed ...