View of Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Newcastle-under-Lyme taken from the gasometer showing the ring road and the Grosvenor roundabout, known to some people locally as 'the Bearpit'. To the left can be seen the Barracks and the ...
View of the Anchor Public House, Coven
View of the Castle from Stafford,
View of Stafford Castle, taken from the end of Chell Road.
The white building in the centre is the Sir Robert Peel public house on South Street.
View of Tipping Street, Stafford,
Tipping Street has also been named Chipping Street, Dog Lane and The Diglake.
The junction between Tipping Street and Eastgate Street was the site of the old crockery market; it is still known as Pitcher ...
View over Burton-on-Trent from the Bass Water Tower
The scene shows High Street offices, The Blue Posts, High Street Car Park, Middle Offices and Conditioning Plant, No.1 Brewery, and No.2 Brewery under demolition.
Vik warehouse destroyed by fire, Sandon Road, Stafford
Staff survey the aftermath of the fire. A major fire at the Vik Supplies Sandon Road premises in 1962 resulted in a new factory being built on the Common Road site. Spectators look on as flames engulf ...
Village view, Madeley
A postcard view taken looking south along Madeley's main road towards the junction with the Holborn. The car in this view has the registration number H273 and would have been a novel and rare sight at ...
Vintage brewery vehicles, Town Centre, Burton-on Trent
Three vintage vehicles from breweries in Burton-on-Trent, outside McDonalds to celebrate its opening. From left to right: Ind Coope orange car with soft top, Bass Worthington bottle car, and Marston Thompson ...
Vintage Car Rally at Amerton Farm, near Uttoxeter
Bob Hudson is pictured standing next to a vintage car at Amerton Farm, a popular local visitor attraction.
Visit of the Prince of Wales, Stone,
View of the High Street 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 ...
Visitors from Japan, Blythe Colour Works, Cresswell
Pictured at the Blythe Colour Works site are S. Hayashi (Hayashi and Co. Ltd, Japan) and H. Tsuji (Ina Seito Co, Ltd. Japan).
The manufacture of underglaze colours in Cresswell began in 1870, when ...
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.
W.Podmore & Sons, Potters' Millers, Shelton
W Podmore & Sons were a family firm of potters' millers with several mills around North Staffordshire. This is their Caledonian Mill on Caledonia Road in Shelton, just off Cemetery Road. The buildings ...
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 ...
Walstell Garage, Wedges Mills, Cannock
The sales and servicing departments for BMC cars at Walstell Garage on Wolverhampton Road at Wedges Mills, Cannock. The name 'Walstell' was derived from the owners first names, Walter and Stella Swift, ...
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, ...
War Memorial, Market Place, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of the War Memorial in Uttoxeter, which was carved by Robert Bridgman & Sons of Lichfield. It was unveiled on 11 November 1928 by Colonel Ratcliffe, a leading commander of the North Staffordshire ...
Wardle & Davenport's Office Block, Leek
Built in 1925, this fine building was demolished with the rest of Wardle & Davenport's huge Belle Vue Mill in the 1970s.
The silk manufacturing firm of Wardle & Davenport began in 1867 as a partnership ...