Bomb Damage, Old Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Old Stoke Road pictured after a bombing raid in January 1941.
On this particular night the target was the Michelin tyre factory, with Stoke railway goods yard as a secondary target.
Recalling the ...
Chapel Terrace, Stafford
A general view of Chapel Terrace, which is located behind the Masonic Hall, off Gaol Square, Stafford.
All of the houses face the A34 Queensway. Most of the houses are separated from their front gardens ...
Chapel Terrace, Stafford
Chapel Terrace is located behind the Masonic Hall, off Gaol Square, Stafford.
These houses face the A34 Queensway. Most of the houses in the terrace are separated from their front gardens by an access ...
Coppenhall Hall, near Stafford
This view of Coppenhall Hall, which at the time was a farmhouse, was taken from the nearby farm buildings. In later years the Hall, barns and outbuildings were extensively modernised and the development ...
St. Margaret's Church, Wetton
St. Margaret's has a medieval stone tower. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1820.
St. Chad's Church, Bagnall
St. Chad's dates from 1834. The chancel was rebuilt by Jeremiah Beardmore in 1879-81 and the porch was added at the same time.
County Road, Stafford
This view of County Road is largely unchanged since the photograph was taken in 1962.
The houses on the right are No.'s 11 – 6. On the extreme right there is a glimpse of the 1831 'Greyhound Inn' (No. ...
Ernest Martin Mellor, Chemist, Uttoxeter
Ernest Martin Mellor, known as 'Emm', was a chemist in Uttoxeter from 1906 to 1960. At one stage he owned two chemist shops in Uttoxeter, at 32 and 12 Market Place. Ernest was also a town councillor ...
St. Luke's Church, Onecote
There was a chapel at Onecote in 1524. The present Georgian parish church was built in 1753-1755 and is dedicated to St Luke, although burials did not take place there until 1782. The cost of the church ...
School House, Colwich
A view of the 'School House', Main Road, Colwich, situated adjacent to the former 'Miss Sparrow's School'. Now (2025), Colwich Church of England Primary School (on left of the photograph). This Grade ...
2 and 2a, Bridge Street, Stafford
This view shows No. 2 and No. 2a, Bridge Street in a winter setting with a dusting of snow on the yard and on some of the roofs of the surrounding buildings.
At the time of the picture these two houses ...
Miners examining a safety helmet, at the Fairlady (Coppice Colliery) Heath Hayes
Group of miners on afternoons in working clothes carrying 'keg' or 'bucket' battery powered electric lamps. The two men in the centre are looking at a helmet, as it is thought that all of the miners pictured ...
Poster for 'Wakes Week', Newcastle-under-Lyme
A Newcastle-under-Lyme poster from 1847 announcing Queen Victoria's order to reinstate the 'ancient sports and pastimes of their forefathers', inspired by the Scottish Highland games she enjoyed watching.
The ...
Colwich Old School and School House
Both of the buildings are Grade II listed. The 1841 Old School' on the left of the pair with the attached '1860 School House' to the right of the photograph. The school has an almond shaped panel with ...
Averil's Old Shop, Stafford,
This timber framed building, built around 1475, stood on Market Square, on the site now (2025) occupied by Boots. Over the years plaster had covered the timber structure and the timber framed effect ...
Whitmore Hall
This Grade I listed building has been the home of the Mainwaring family (now Cavenagh-Mainwaring) and their direct ancestors for over 900 years.
The earlier timber-framed house was modified and encased ...
Stables - interior, Whitmore Hall
The late 16th century Elizabethan Grade II* listed stables, situated within the grounds of Whitmore Hall, are a very rare example. They have perfectly preserved stabling for nine horses; wooden columns, ...
Stables, Whitmore Hall
The late 16th century Elizabethan Grade II* listed stables, situated within the grounds of Whitmore Hall, are a very rare example. They have perfectly preserved stabling for nine horses; wooden columns, ...