Beeston Tor, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A packed passenger train with two locomotives has halted at Beeston Tor Station on its way north along the Leek and Manifold Light Railway . The line, which opened in 1904, closed in 1934, and the track ...
Beeston Tor. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.
The geological landmark known as Beeston Tor can be seen in the background.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Berkswich Church Fete, Milford
This little side-tank engine made frequent trips up and down the line during the Berkswich Church annual fete held on Milford Hall Cricket Club. It was a very hot day (over 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and ...
Biddulph Road, Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken looking northwards along Biddulph Road (A527) at the northern end of Fegg Hayes. The bridge in the centre carried the Biddulph Valley Branch railway line. The railway bridge ...
Biddulph Valley Branch alongside Norton Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent
A view along the Biddulph Valley branch line where it runs alongside Norton Colliery, which is to the right. The spoil tips just appear on the extreme right. The photograph was taken from the Leek Road ...
Biddulph Valley Branch mineral railway at Milton Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north along the ex North Staffordshire Railway's Biddulph Valley Branch near Milton Road. Norton Colliery waste tip and the Ford Green Iron Works are the centre behind the line house. Much of the ...
Bignall End, Audley
This postcard shows the view from the foot of Boon Hill, at the junction of Raven's Lane and Bignall Hill. The North Staffordshire Branch railway line, seen here running from the left, has now been removed. ...
Birchenwood Road near Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north east along Birchenwood Road. The photograph was taken from close to the site of Goldenhill Station, which was just behind the camera, and Birchenwood Road was originally called Station Road. ...
Birches Head Road, Stoke-on-Trent
The view west along Birches Head Road from just before the Caldon Canal. The parapets of the canal bridge are in the centre of the photograph. Just beyond is the level crossing over the Biddulph Valley/Stoke ...
Bird's Eye View of Victoria Park,
The land between Izaak Walton Walk and the railway station was marshy and liable to flooding. In 1903 the Corporation bought the land and raised its level by three feet. The area was laid out as Victoria ...
Bird's eye view, Uttoxeter
A view taken from the top of Bamfords' Leighton Ironworks chimney looking east towards Uttoxeter Railway Station showing the road bridge over the Derby Crewe Railway line at the bottom of Bridge Street ...
Black Bull station and Victoria Colliery aerial ropeway, Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent
Black Bull Station was just north of Brindley Ford on the Biddulph Valley line, opened in 1860. The station opened in 1864 but the line was used mainly for coal and iron stone and passenger numbers were ...
Black Bull Station and Victoria Colliery, Brindley Ford
This is a view looking north from Bull Lane towards Victoria Colliery. Black Bull station buildings can be seen on the right hand side. The station was on the now dismantled Biddulph Valley Branch. On ...
Black Eagle Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
The brewery, owned by Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co. was situated just off Station Bridge, bordering Derby Street.
Black Five at Oakamoor tunnel
British Railways 'Black Five' locomotive number 45020 emerges from Oakamoor tunnel with a passneger service in around 1960.
Stanier 'Black Fives' were a popular engine choice for mixed traffic, being ...
'Black Five' bound for Llandudno
British Railways 'Black Five' 4-6-0 locomotive number 45045 prepares to meet a rake of coaches at Leek railway station.
Together, they will form a service bound for Llandudno in North Wales - a long-standing ...
Blythe Bridge Railway Station
Blythe Bridge Railway Station stood on the Stoke-on-Trent to Uttoxeter line of the North Staffordshire Railway and opened in 1848.
Boathorse Lane Valley and Line Houses, Tunstall
The view in a northerly direction from Hollywall Lane towards Line Houses. The Harecastle railway tunnels run beneath the fields in the foreground and a ventilator shaft can be seen in the left centre. ...