Whitehough, Ipstones
View of a large country house known as Whitehough. Taken at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
A photograph by Longton photographer William Blake.
The Manor House, Ipstones
Exterior view of the Manor House at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Stafforshire. This view includes a motor car from the period.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
The Lancer at speed, Whitmore
'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 locomotive number 6155, named The Lancer, pictured at speed on a summer's day in 1947.
The locomotive is passing Whitmore water troughs, at the summit of a gradient between Stafford ...
Tamworth Railway Station, Tamworth
'Royal Scot' Class locomotive 46111, named 'Royal Fusilier' is pictured travelling through Tamworth Railway Station. Both the Birmingham to Derby and the Trent Valley lines went through Tamworth Station....
Royal Scot, Whitmore
'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 locomotive number 6166, The London Rifle Brigade, pulls out of Whitmore after taking on an unexpected royal visitor in summer 1932.
A note on the back of the photograph tells us ...
Advertising poster, Trentham Gardens
As a result of sewage contamination in the River Trent, Trentham Hall had become uninhabitable by the early twentieth century. After the fourth Duke of Sutherland, Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851–1913), ...
Aerial view of Oulton Abbey and village, near Stone
An aerial view of Oulton, looking north-east, with Oulton Abbey bottom right.
The original building at Oulton Abbey, formerly Oulton House, was built by William Dent in the mid 18th century. It was ...
Royal Visit to Ingestre
King Edward VII arrived by train at Hixon station on Monday evening, 18th November. There were plans for shooting on Tuesday and Friday with a visit to Rangemore on Wednesday, again to shoot. The bag ...
Coleman Brothers, No 6 Market Street, Tamworth
Coleman Brothers (Tamworth) Ltd. was an ironmongers which had been trading since 1927 when the business was purchased from the executors of J.T. Lee. Prior to that the business had been owned by Muss ...
Golf House, Milford
Golfers outside the Golf House near Milford and Brocton. Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfield for one shilling per year. The Club house ...
Brocton Gravel Pit
An early photograph of the gravel pits to the south of Chase Road, Brocton. A man with a wheelbarrow is at the top of the bank.
View of Brocton
A general view of Brocton village looking north-west from Tar Hill. The arrow is pointing at the dovecote at Brocton Hall.
Brocton Gravel Pit
An early photograph of the gravel pits to the south of Chase Road, Brocton.
Uplands, Brocton
Uplands, off Chase Road, Brocton. A row of beehives is in front of the wall. To the right, the bearded man is wearing dark glasses and is holding a guitar.
Walton Way, Walton, near Stone
A postcard view looking east along Walton Way, Walton, Stone. These distinctive flat-roofed houses were built in 1941-1942 to house munitions workers working at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton.
Published ...
Black Lion Inn, Cheddleton
The Black Lion Inn, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton. The man in the doorway is Henry Walker (1874-1932) who was licensee from 1913 until at least 1921. The woman is his daughter Kathleen (born 1899) and with ...
Amington Brass Band, Tamworth
Amington Bandsmen pictured here with their trophies at Amington.
Amington Band was started in 1917, with Roland Davis as Bandmaster. The band began by using old instruments, until they could raise ...
Bolehall Mill, Tamworth
Bolehall Mill produced tapes and webbing. The building was established as a shoe factory in the 1850s, but was subsequently taken over by the Bole Hall Mill Co Ltd, when it moved out of its original premises ...