Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, Stone
View of Granville Square during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.
The Prince inspected ...
W. H. Bigham's Tailors and Outfitters, Stafford
Bigham's shop on Gaol Square sold ladies and gentlemen's made-to-measure and 'off the peg' clothing. To the right of Bigham's is Bedson's Army and Navy stores, which later moved to Bridge Street.
Walsall Road, Cannock
Walsall Road at the junction with Mill Street, Cannock. The tall building at the extreme left of the photograph still exists but Collins shoe shop and its adjoining building were demolished to make way ...
Walton Bridge, Stone,
Walton Bridge carrying Stafford Road over the River Trent. Although much altered, remnants of the medieval stone pack horse bridge can still be seen. The postcard publisher has mistakenly identified ...
Walton Corner, Stone
This is a view of Walton Corner, showing the junction with Stafford Street and Stafford Road, looking towards Walton Cross Roads. The house on the left stood at the end of Elm Terrace. In the distance, ...
Walton Corner, Walton-on-the-Hill,
View of Walton Corner, looking towards Milford. On the right is Walton Garage.
The telegraph pole in the centre of the picture carried the main trunk route from Stafford to Rugeley and beyond.
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 ...
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 ...
Watergate Street, Tunstall
Terraced houses, numbers 1 & 13, in Watergate Street in Tunstall. The houses in this area date from the middle of the 19th century and even before 1939 there was a programme of slum clearance in the area. ...
Watling Street, Cannock
Looking towards Four Crosses on Watling Street near Cannock, now the A5. This view is now virtually unrecognisable as it is now Longford Island. An entrance to the grounds of Longford House is visible ...
Watling Street, Stretton, near Penkridge
A postcard view of a quiet scene on the Watling Street (A5) at Stretton. The cottage on the right remains (January 2020). The two people outside the doorway of the cottage are Joseph Onion and his younger ...
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, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1972 this photograph shows the terraced housing on the West Brampton. The corner shop can be seen to the left of the picture in the foreground. Tall concrete lamposts line the street at regular ...
West Hill School, Hednesford
This school on Green Heath Road, known locally as West Hill, is now (2022) West Hill Primary School. Situated on the corner of High Mount Street it was enlarged in 1888-89, as the original British School ...
West Hill School, High Mount Street, Hednesford
West Hill School building, built in 1888, can be seen to the left with the small bell tower and pointed gables. The two houses on the right of this photograph were originally occupied by the headmaster ...