St. Mary & All Saints Church, Checkley
Church exterior of St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley. St. Mary's Church has Norman, Early English and Perpendicular features and was remodeled in the 17th century. The building on the ...
St. Mary & All Saints Church, Checkley
Church exterior of St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley. St. Mary's Church has Norman, Early English and Perpendicular features and was remodeled in the 17th century. The building on ...
St. Mary's Grove, Stafford
A view taken at the east end of St. Mary's Church looking north-east towards the buildings on St. Mary's Grove. The ground in the foreground has yet to be reseeded following recently completed archaeological ...
Stafford Lodge, Weston Road, Hopton
Snow drifts on Weston Road following heavy snowfall in late February 1955. The house is Stafford Lodge which stands at the entrance to the drive which led from Weston Road to Ingestre Hall, now known ...
Wilfred Daniels, Stafford
Ex-Army officer Wilfred Daniels of 100, Weston Road, Stafford investigating reports of flying saucers seen in the Stafford area. He was the only Stafford member of the British Flying Saucer Bureau.
Published ...
Organ tuner, Stafford
Reginald Fisk adjusting the action of the organ at St. Chad's Church, Stafford. He was reassembling it ready for consecration on 2 March 1955.
Published in the Staffordshire Newsletter on 12 February ...
Boys' School, Penkridge
Pictured at Penkridge Church of England Boys' School's annual prize presentation is John Short. He is showing his schoolmates the prototype of the school's new badge, featuring the Hatherton crest.
Published ...
Alexander Blakeley, Swan Hotel, Stafford
Alexander Blakely, pictured in March 1955 at the time of his appointment as manager of the Swan Hotel, Greengate Street, Stafford, taking over from Sidney Hall. Born in 1928, he had previously worked ...
Annie and Cyril Bromley, Castle Inn, Stafford
Annie Bromley, licencee of the Castle Inn on Eastgate Street, Stafford, pictured at the bar of the pub with her husband Cyril. She was licencee there from 16 August 1934. Born in Stafford, she lived ...
Fashion parade, Stafford
Miss Kathleen Fenn modelling a cotton dress shown in a fashion parade at the Borough Hall, Stafford. The parade was organised by Madame Eugene Moore, local children's and ladies' outfitter, and the Sneaker ...
Stafford Hockey Club
Stafford Hockey Club 1st XI pictured at their ground at The Hough prior to their 7-2 win against Wednesbury on 24 October 1953.
Back row, left to right: D.C. Wall, K.M. Buckley, D.G. Welton, B. Curtis, ...
Hanley Greyhound Stadium entrance, Hanley
Hanley Greyhound Stadium dates from 1928, one of the earliest oval greyhound racing tracks in the United Kingdom, built on the site of an abandoned marl pit. There was another entrance on Sun Street (indeed ...
Dedication of All Saints' Church, Brocton
The Bishop of Lichfield, Dr E.S. Woods accompanied (left) by the Vicar of Berkswich, the Rev. W. Merlin Davies, and (right) the Curate, the Rev. G.M. Streete, and members of the choir at the dedication ...
Off the Hook fish and chip restaurant, Stafford
Off the Hook fish and chip restaurant at 16 Mill Street on the corner with Water Street, Stafford. On the end gable is a painted 'Ghost' advertisement for Joules Stone Ales. The sign dates from the building's ...
Wall Grange Station, near Cheddleton
A view of the North Staffordshire Railway's (NSR) Wall Grange railway station, near Cheddleton. This photograph was taken before the track was doubled and a second platform built in 1910. The Caldon Canal ...
The Yeld, Little Haywood
The Yeld is a Grade II listed building in Little Haywood. This view faces Coley Lane but it is effectively the rear of the building. It ia an early- to mid-18th century building, altered in the mid-19th ...
William Salt Library, Eastgate Street, Stafford
A rainy day at the junction of Tipping Street and Eastgate Street in the early 1950s, featuring a double-decker bus and the William Salt Library.
William Salt was a banker and Fellow of the Society ...
Trent Lane, Great Haywood
A view of Trent Lane between Shugborough and Great Haywood. The young man is standing on the bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal. Beyond is the railway bridge and village houses can be glimpsed through ...