School Class, Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
This school class photograph was taken at Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent in 1924.
Among those in this class group are Harry Walton aged 7, he is the boy with a fringe on the 2nd row from ...
Harry and Ethel Walton, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Harry Walton poses for the camera with his twin sister Ethel.
Harry and Ethel are pictured wearing their ‘Sunday Best clothes’ alongside a jardinière and stand on the left and a dolls pram on ...
Ingestre Hall and Church
Viewed from the west, Ingestre Hall and the church of St Mary the Virgin.
The Grade II* listed Hall was built by Sir Walter Chetwynd in 1613. By 1767, it had been acquired by the Talbots, who had parts ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
A postcard view looking east along the main road (A53) through Longsdon, near Leek. In the middle distance can be seen the New Inn standing at the junction with Micklea Lane, which heads off to the right. ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
The New Inn stood on the corner of the A53 main road through Longsdon, and Micklea Lane which heads off to the right. The New Inn dated back to at least 1817 and closed in 2008. It stood empty and derelict ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
On the extreme left, the corner of the Ancient High House is seen with scaffolding erected. On the right is the alleyway of St. Mary's Place and then Brookfield’s outfitters, next along is Rose & Co. ...
Black Flatt Farm, Lower Drayton, near Penkridge
Black Flatt or Back Flat Farm, on the Stafford Road (A449) at Lower Drayton, near Penkridge.
Built in 1789, it was also known as Chase View or Shepherds Cottage and in later years it became known ...
Chest, St. Mary's Church, Stafford
A wooden chest with metal bands located in South Transept of St. Mary's Church, Stafford.
The chest has since been relocated within the church, and currently (2026) it is in the north side of the chancel ...
Wrought iron cradle, Gnosall
A child’s cradle made around 1800 - 1900 by a local blacksmith for Yew Tree Farm, Gnosall.
Rectangular cradle with arched cover at one end made from wrought iron. The sides and cover are constructed ...
No’s 2 and 3, Crabbery Street, Stafford
This view looks east from the junction with Chapel Street along Crabbery Street, towards the junction with Gaolgate Street, Stafford.
On the left a shop is called Crabbery Chambers; next door the three-storey ...
Chetwynd House, Stafford
Located on Greengate Street, Stafford, Chetwynd House was built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (c.1684-1770), Member of Parliament for Stafford 1715-1722 and 1734-1770. The ...
Berry Hill Mines Rescue Station, Hanley
This was originally the pithead baths building of Berry Hill Colliery. The colliery closed in 1959 and the old baths were converted into the North Staffs Rescue Station, opening in 1962. The station had ...
The Red Lion, Stoke-on-Trent at the National Tramway Museum, Derbyshire
The Red Lion Hotel, formerly of Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent, reconstructed at the National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire. The pub was acquired by Showell’s Brewery of Oldbury in March 1901 and rebuilt ...
Ancient High House, Greengate Street, Stafford
The entrance door of the Ancient High House on Greengate Street. The shop on the right is Heath & Heather a health food shop which was adjacent to St. Mary's Passage.
The Ancient High House is owned ...
Grove Farm, Bradley
Grove Farm is situated on Wells Lane, Bradley. At the time of this photograph, it was farmed by the Holt family, but it ceased being a working dairy farm by 1995. The former farmhouse has since been ...
Tavern check, Anchor Inn, Wolverhampton
A two pence token issued by Sarah Paxford of the Anchor Inn, 7 East Street, Wolverhampton. Sarah Paxford took on the licence for the Anchor Inn in 1884.
During the 19th century it was common for publicans ...
Wellington Road Garage , Hanley
The Hill family brothers (including the image donor's great-grandfather Sam Hill and grandfather Reg Hill), sons and some of their employees outside the garage on the corner of Wellington Road and Bucknall ...
Church Road, Codsall
There is a small grocers shop on the right hand side of the photograph. This shop was run in the 1950s by a Mrs Fenn. It wasn't just a sweet shop - she did sell sweets, but mostly she sold ordinary household ...