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Brewood, Staffordshire, tithe map

Tithe maps and tithe awards are invaluable for the history of villages, properties, families, agriculture and landscape in England and Wales in the period 1837 – 1852. Tithe maps are usually drawn at ...

Brick bridge, Fairway, Stafford

The original brick bridge over the River Sow on Fairway was replaced in the early 1960's. This photograph shows the bridge during winter floods.

Bridge and weir, unknown location

This photograph has been wrongly identified as showing Elford Bridge over the River Tame. Please contact us if you recognise the location of the bridge and weir in this image.

Bridge at Hazlehurst Junction, near Endon

This bridge takes the towpath for the Leek branch over the main branch of the Caldon Canal at Hazlehurst Junction. It consists of an iron arch between stone abutments and was built in 1842.

Bridge Eye, Station Road, Cheddleton

View of cottages from Bridge Eye, Cheddleton. Bridge Eye Well can be seen to the right. The houses on right hand side are still recognisable. The field on the bank of the River Churnet was made into ...

Bridge on Barlaston Hall Estate

The bridge spans part of the ornamental lake which is now part of the Wedgwood pottery factory estate. Barlaston Hall stands on a hill, overlooking the Trent Valley. It was built in 1756 for Thomas ...

Bridge on River Stour, Kinver

Bridge on the Caldon Canal, Hazelhurst

Canal bridge on the Hazelhurst Aquaduct which takes the Leek Branch over the main Caldon Canal. The Caldon Canal was engineered by James Brindley and opened in 1777 as far as Froghall Wharf.

Bridge over Backfilled Canal, Norbury Junction,

The Newport branch of the Shropshire Union Canal started at Norbury Junction. This branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and was closed by by Act of Parliament in 1944. It has since been ...

Bridge over Moat, Eccleshall Castle,

The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in ...

Bridge over the River Dove, Tutbury

The present Tutbury Bridge was built around 1817. Beyond can be seen the bridge for the railway line which linked Tutbury Plaster Mill to the North Staffordshire Railway branch line between Uttoxeter ...

Bridge over the River Dove, Tutbury

The present Tutbury road bridge was built around 1817. In front can be seen the bridge for the railway line which linked Tutbury Plaster Mill to the North Staffordshire Railway branch line between Uttoxeter ...

Bridge over the River Dove, Tutbury

A winter scene of the bridge over the River Dove at Tutbury. The present Tutbury Bridge was built around 1817. Postcard published as Tutbury Picture Postcards no.21 in D.T. Taverner's Original Series....

Bridge over the River Dove, Tutbury

The present Tutbury Bridge was built around 1817. Beyond can be seen the bridge for the railway line which linked Tutbury Plaster Mill to the North Staffordshire Railway branch line between Uttoxeter ...

Bridge over the River Lea, Madeley

A postcard view showing the bridge which carries Bar Hill over the River Lea at Madeley. In the background are houses on the Holborn. Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.

Bridge over the River Sow, Doxey Road, Stafford

Looking south west along the River Sow from Doxey Road. The houses in the background stand on South Street and Castle Street. The River Sow rises to the south of Loggerheads. The Sow is joined by ...

Bridge Street, Stafford

A wintry scene at the junction of Bridge Street and Newport Road, Stafford, around Christmas 1978. On the left is the Grapes public house and the large multi-storey building on the right is Stafford Borough ...

Bridgeford Hurst Farm, Little Bridgeford

The farmhouse of Bridgeford Hurst Farm, Little Bridgeford. This late 18th or early 19th century house originally had another floor. Now (2026) managed by Hartley Farms, the 200 acre Bridgeford Hurst ...