Walton Cross Roads, Stone
This photograph shows the view leading from Walton Cross Roads to Stone. The cottagese in the background on the right are those belonging to Walton Grange.
Walton, Stone,
The houses on the left and the bridge still stand today, although a new road bridge runs parallel to the old.
In the distance is Elm Terrace.
Walton-on-the-Hill Garage,
View of Walton-on-the-Hill looking toward Walton Garage.
In this photo the road going to the right was called Walton Bank and is now called The Rise. Stockton Farm was immediately on the left. When ...
Walton-on-the-Hill Village,
The church spire belongs to St. Thomas' Church, built in 1853.
Two years after the church opened the spire was destroyed by lightening and was replaced by a wooden spire covered in lead.
War Memorial , Market Place, Uttoxeter
Behind the Memorial are the White Horse Hotel, Pratt's Art Shop, a W.H. Smith and Son van and a Stevenson's bus. The Memorial was carved by Robert Bridgman & Sons of Lichfield, and was unveiled in 1928 ...
War office officials inspecting Bass & Co's horses for transport work, Guild Street, Burton-on-Trent
The horses are being inspected in Guild Street. The law courts can be clearly seen in the background and what is now the Bass Museum can be seen to the left. Tram tracks are visible and buildings and ...
Ward and Sons Shoe Factory, Stafford,
The building on Albert Terrace was empty in 1966 and has now been demolished, but the gate posts by the entrance can still be seen.
Note the advertisements on the side of the factory for Queensville ...
Wash Pit, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Wash Pit, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Waterhouses Station
A view of Waterhouses and Froghall Quarry Station, on the Manifold Valley Light Railway. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 12 March 1934. The route of the railway is now a footpath ...
Waterhouses Station
A view of Waterhouses and Froghall Quarry Station, on the Manifold Valley Light Railway. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 12 March 1934. The route of the railway is now a footpath ...
Waterworks, Stone,
The waterworks were built in 1890 and supplied the whole town. The reservoir was on Red Hill.
The buildings have now been demolished.
Wedding Carriage, Gnosall High Street,
The High Street decorated for a wedding.
The public house on the right is the Horns Inn, with the Duke's Head on the right.
Wedgwood Lane, Biddulph
After the end of World War I and the Depression of the 1920s, the 1930s was a time of increasing economic stability. Biddulph saw a growth in the building of private housing, which was a major factor ...
Wellington Silk Mills, Strangman Street, Leek
The mill was owned by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which traded from the premises for over a century, between the late 1860s until the 1970s. The company was the last firm in Leek involved in the ...
Wellington Street Junction Signal Box, Burton-upon-Trent
On the left there is a part view of the former Wellington Street Junction signal box and centre right in the background can be seen the back of Burton Station South signal box, both of which stood near ...
Wesleyan Chapel, Hilderstone,
This is the third Methodist chapel in Hilderstone. It was built in 1894.
The chapel was well attended by farming families arriving in horse-drawn vehicles, on foot or bicycle, and later by car.
West Brampton Bridge, Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The West Brampton Bridge, Level Crossing and Brampton sidings signal box, ready for removal in the late 1960's. The railway line, which originally went from Stoke to Newcastle was opened in 1852, with ...