West Cannock Colliery Engine, "Stafford"
West Cannock Colliery Company had 5 sites:
No.1 plant (pit) was sunk in 1869 and closed in 1958 it had a downcast shaft and an upcast shaft.
No.2 plant was sunk in 1871, wound its first coal in ...
West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
West Street in Swadlincote with a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the distance. Many of the buildings in this scene remain (2024) although over the years several have changed use.
The Burton and Ashby ...
Weston Church and Pool,
The church, St. Andrew's, dates from the early thirteenth century, but the arcades and chancel arch are later. Two of the church bells date from the fourteenth century.
The church was restored in ...
Weston Station
This postcard view of Weston Station is dated 22 April 1951.
For many years there were two Stations in the village of Weston. In the photograph is Weston Station (looking towards Colwich) also known ...
Weston Station and Station House
A postcard view of Weston Station and House and on the left is a part view of the Signal Box.
For many years there were two Stations in the village of Weston. In the picture is Weston Station also ...
Wetton Mill Station, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
Wetton Mill Station on the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway pictured before the railway's official opening in 1904. The railway had a short lifespan, running between 1904 and 12 March 1934. The ...
Wetwood,
View looking towards Fairoak.
On the right is Wetwood Farm. The chimney in the distance belonged to the village shop.
Wharf Inn, Shebdon,
Ann Ethel was the licensee of the Wharf Inn.
Wharf Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Wharf Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is possibly the best known image from the collection. Blake, in a library entry for the North Staffs Field Club, describes ...
Wheaton Aston,
This is a view from Ivetsey Road, Wheaton Aston, at the junction
with High Street and Broadholes Lane. The building on the left was
Fountain House. The buildings have now been demolished and replaced ...
White Lion Inn, Stafford,
The White Lion Inn was built on the site of the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel; the rear structure of the inn included stonework from the old chapel.
The inn was demolished in 1976 to make ...
White Lion Inn, Stafford,
The White Lion Inn was built on the site of the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel on Lichfield Road; the rear structure of the inn included stonework from the old chapel. On the right is the eighteenth ...
White Lion Street, Stafford,
This photograph was taken from Wolverhampton Road.
The building on the right lasted until the 1970s when, along with Camden Place and Timmis' Antique Shop it was demolished to make way for the inner ...
Whitgreave village,
View of Whitgreave village looking west down main road from the churchyard. Grange Farm is in the centre of the photograph.
Whitmore - Railway Bridge: steel engraving
'View Near Whitmore.' Showing an early type of train coming under a bridge along a cavern-like cutting.'C. Radclyffe; W. Radclyffe.'
Widening the railway embankment, Armitage
A London and North Western Railway tank locomotive hauling wagons filled with materials for widening the railway embankment between Rugeley and Armitage. This photograph was probably taken near Armitage ...
Wild Strawberry, or Fragaria vesca
This perennial spreads across hedgebanks, railway embankments and clearings by spreading its runners.
Flowering between April and July, it can grow to a height of 15cm and produces fruit until October.
This ...