Walsall Road, Bridgtown
This view shows the Walsall Road (A34), looking north away from the junction with Church Bridge (A5) and the Birmingham North Relief Road (M6 Toll Road).
Lychgate, St. Edward's Church, Cheddleton
Stone built lychgate built by George Gilbert Scott in 1870 at St. Edward's Church, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton.
Stocks, Cheddleton
Purported to be ancient stone stocks set into the churchyard perimeter wall, opposite the Black Lion Inn. Since this photograph was taken replacement metal leg-restraints have been added.
Mow Cop Castle
This folly, made up of a circular turret with adjoining arched wall stands on the summit of the hill Mow Cop, approximately 1100 feet above sea level. It measures 32 feet high by 20 feet in diameter and ...
Chartley Castle
A view of the ruins of Chartley Castle. In the foreground is a dovecote and a man on horseback.
Chartley Castle was built by the Earls of Chester some time after the Norman Conquest. The original ...
Chartley Castle
A view of one of the ruined towers of Chartley Castle. Chartley Castle was built by the Earls of Chester some time after the Norman Conquest. The original castle was constructed from earth and timber ...
Trentham Woods
A view of a path through the woods on the Trentham estate with deer in the foreground.
A pen and watercolour drawing by an unknown artist.
St. Edward's Church, Leek
The Parish Church of St. Edward the Confessor is Leek's only medieval church, dedicated to Edward, King of England between 1042-1066. The original Norman church was burnt down in 1297, and re-built in ...
Leek Urban District Council
Colour lithograph poster celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the Leek Improvement Act, 1855 and Leek Urban District Council. In the centre is black and white photograph of Leek U.D.C. members in 1905. ...
Ashcombe Park Cricket Club, Cheddleton
Players, umpires and officials of Ashcombe Park Cricket Club, Cheddleton. Ashcombe Park C.C. was established in 1865 and their home ground is in the grounds of Ashcombe Park off Basford Bridge Lane.
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Westwood High School for Girls, Leek
Situated in Westwood Park and built around an earlier 17th century house, it was purchased in 1813 by local potter John Davenport as a family house. The Bell Tower is one of the modifications designed ...
Stained glass, St. Edward's Church, Cheddleton
'Three Angels Blowing Long Trumpets' stained window glass by William Morris & Co. designed by Edward Burne-Jones in St. Edward's Church, Cheddleton. The ruby-winged angels date from 1869.
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St. Edward's Church, Cheddleton
The church was restored in 1863-4 by George Gilbert Scott Junior, with Robert Edgar as his architect. Many of the internal features are early examples of work by William Morris & Co., (Morris was a friend ...
Westwood Hall, Leek
The original Westwood Hall building dates from the 1600s. Originally it was a fairly simple farm-house, but when John Davenport, a potter and glassmaker bought the property in 1813 he began a series of ...
Opening of the British Legion Club, Cheddleton
A group of men seated and standing outside hut at the inauguration of Cheddleton British Legion.
In the group are: Joe Pearson, Mr Maddocks, Tom Padin, Jim Birley, Alf Burndred, Adam Webster, Jack ...
Parish Council members, Cheddleton
Cheddleton Parish Council members.
Standing (left to right): Bob Heath, John Simcock, Mr Stubbs, V. Wyndham, Jack Morse, Jim Berresford Sr, Dennis Shenton, Mrs W. Butler, John Haigh, Hugo Herbert, ...
Class group, Cheddleton School
Pupils and teachers, Group IV, Cheddleton School.
Back row (left to right): Miss Dale, Martin, George Wilshaw, Lizzie Cooper, Dick Heath, Agnes Brearly, Charlie Bridgett, Edith Bowyer, Mr J. Parnell ...
Workers at Wall Grange Brickworks, near Cheddleton
Group of workers pose in front of a kiln at Wall Grange Brickworks. Some of the men and boys are holding brickmaking tools and moulds. The foreman or 'gaffer' is to the right, wearing a bowler hat.
The ...