Primary School, Ilam
Ilam School was designed by Gilbert Scott for Jesse Watts Russell of Ilam Hall and opened in 1853. It is now (2026) Ilam Church of England Primary School.
Postcard image courtesy of Holy Cross Church, ...
Prize Giving, Walhouse Junior School, Cannock
Walhouse School was founded in 1828 by Mrs Ann Craycroft Walhouse of Hatherton Hall who gave £2,000 to buy the land and build a school and teacher's house on New Penkridge Road. By 1851 it had become ...
Pupils and staff, Cheddleton School
Pupils and staff of Cheddleton School with the Vicar of Cheddleton, Rev. William Gaisford Burgis. The photograph was probably taken in the Vicarage garden.
Back row (left to right): unknown, Mrs Parnell, ...
Pupils and teacher, Cheddleton School
Class II pupils and their teacher at Cheddleton Public Elementary school which opened in 1853. The headmaster at the time was John James Parnell.
Pupils and teacher, Cheddleton School
Class II pupils and their teacher at Cheddleton Public Elementary school which opened in 1853. The headmaster at the time, standing far left, was John James Parnell.
Pupils at Barlaston Village School
A group of pupils in the playground of Barlaston School. Barlaston School was built in 1845 as a charity school, and extended in 1861. It became a public elementary school in 1873. The school closed ...
Pupils at Brewood Grammar School
Pupils and masters pictured in the garden of Brewood Grammar School. The spire of St Mary and St Chad's Church can be seen in the background
The school possibly dated back to the mid 15th century, ...
Pupils at Cheddleton Council School
Pupils at Cheddleton Council School for infants which was built in 1905.
Pupils at Milner Girls' School, Leek
School photograph taken in the hall. The school is now Leek High School.
Pupils, Salt C.E. Primary School,
Pupils from Group II B32.
Salt C.E. School was built by the Earl of Shrewsbury in memory of his daughter, who died in 1856.
Queen Street and Wesleyan Chapel, Stafford,
Numbers 7 and 8 Queen Street. Beyond is the rear of the Wesleyan Chapel, built 1863, which faced onto Chapel Street.
On the right (behind the railings) is the Wesleyan School Room.
Queen Street Schools, Fenton
Queen Street is today Burnham Street. These buildings were at the top of the street, at the junction with Brocksford Street. The photograph is looking east along Brocksford Street with the rear of the ...
Queen Street Schools, Fenton.
Today Queen Street is called Burnham Street and runs northwards off King Street in Fenton. The school was at the top of the street at the junction with Brocksford Street. The buildings have been demolished ...
Queen Street, Stafford,
Junction of Queen Street and Earl Street.
The large building on the left is the Wesleyan School Room.
Queensberry Road School, Longton
Photograph taken looking west. Built in 1898 as Queensbury Road Council School. In 1901-2 the school was reorganised to become Queensbury Road Central School, a Higher Elementary School. The school ...
Ragged School banner, Leek
Mill Street Wesleyan Ragged School banner, from Leek. Blue embroidered silk with blue, white and yellow silk tassels and fringe.
The side shown features a painted inscription (apparently a later ...
Reconstruction of the Old Victoria Road Bridge, Stafford,
The original Victoria Bridge was built on soft ground in the 1860s. It lasted until 1933, when a new bridge, designed by the Borough Surveyor, William Plant.
In this photograph the old bridge is being ...
Refectory, Cotton College, Cotton
The refectory or dining room at Cotton College, also known as St. Wilfrid’s College.
Cotton Hall was built in the 18th century by the Gilbert family. In 1844 it was sold to the Earl of Shrewsbury and ...