Chimney demolition, Cheadle
Men undercutting brickwork ready to fell the brassworks chimney at Brookhouses, Cheadle. The brass and copper works were in operation at Spout Farm from about 1725 and had been derelict for some time ...
Church Lane, Wolstanton
The church in the background is St Margaret's. The two cottages date from around 1700 and are Grade II listed. There were at one time more old buildings on Church Lane but they no longer exist. This ...
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Church Street at the corner of Merrial Street and High Street during demolition. Pictured are the Talbot Hotel and Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield's School of Dance. Edna Duffield and Syd Perkin were national ...
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Demolition of building formerly Moody's Saddler opposite St. Giles' Church.
City Central Library and Art Gallery & Museum, Bethesda Street, Hanley
This photograph is looking over the foundations of the City Central Library and Archives building towards the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. This photograph was taken in 1968, before the museum building ...
Cockster Brook, Longton
Culverting the Cockster Brook. Longton town centre can be seen in the background.
Community Centre, Perton
Perton Community Centre under construction during 1979 on what was to become Church Road. Once completed, it replaced the old Control Tower which had been used as a stopgap community centre since the ...
Constructing huts at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Pictured are local workers taking a break from erecting one of the wooden huts which made up Brocton Camp.
The soldiers being trained at the two military camps on Cannock Chase during World War 1 lived ...
Construction of the new Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
A new bridge was built to carry the A50 over the River Dove when the road was rebuilt in 1970. The old bridge, which dates from the 14th century, no longer carries road traffic and is now a footpath. ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Mixing concrete.
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 ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Digging the foundations for a new boiler house and laundry.
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 ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Lining the new pool with sheets of bitumen.
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 ...
Construction of a New Pool, Brine Baths, Stafford,
Constructing a reinforced concrete raft for the boiler house and laundry.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This ...
Construction of a petrol station, Uttoxeter
Construction of the Shell filling station at the western end of New Road and the A50 at Uttoxeter
Construction of a petrol station, Uttoxeter
Construction of the Shell filling station at the western end of New Road and the A50 at Uttoxeter. The man looking on is Bill Keeling, who had a timber and coalyard business based on the site now (2010) ...
Construction of Albert's Café in Victoria Park, Stafford
This view was taken during the restoration of Victoria Park in Stafford, and shows of some of the early construction work for a new Café which later became known as Albert’s Café.
A £2.5 ...
Construction of Blake High School, Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock
This picture shows the shell of the school building under construction.
Construction of Christchurch Way, Stone
Demolition and clearance is well underway in this photograph. The Police Station and Christ Church can be seen in the background.