Stable block, Stafford Prison
The ground floor of what is currently (2026) the offices for the maintenance and contractors’ supervision within the administration block, built in 1794, was being renovated after being used for storage ...
Stafford Prison 'A' Wing
Photograph of David Laker (right) and Officer P.E.I. John Pattinson (now deceased) taken on the 'Threes' in 'A' Wing looking towards 'C' Wing. Now (2026), the view is different with the two wings being ...
Stafford Prison Gate-house
The Gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the gate-house was used as the place of execution until 1817, when new gallows were built on ...
Model Locomotive and Tender, The Marchioness of Stafford
A postcard view of what is thought to be the working-model of locomotive ‘The Marchioness of Stafford’ which was exhibited by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), together with the actual locomotive, ...
Locomotive and Tender, The Marchioness of Stafford
A postcard view of locomotive 'The Marchioness of Stafford', No. 2798, built in 1885 by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR).
'The Marchioness of Stafford' was exhibited at the 'Inventions Exhibition' ...
Castle Church, Stafford
This postcard scene shows The Church of St Mary, also known as Castle Church, with Stafford Castle in the background, while sheep graze in the foreground.
The church is Grade II* listed. Only the 15th ...
Newcastle Road, Loggerheads
Looking north east to wards Newcastle-under-Lyme on Newcastle Road, Loggerheads, with the petrol station and garage to the right.
Looking south-west towards Loggerheads cross-roads (a quarter of a ...
Railway Viaduct, Penkridge
This viaduct was opened in 1837 and carries the Grand Junction Railway over the River Penk. It cost £6,000 and the contractor was Thomas Brassey. Each of the seven arches has a 30 foot span and is 37 ...
Castle Church, Stafford
Castle Church is dedicated to St. Mary and dates from the Norman period; it was connected to the Collegiate Church of St. Mary in Stafford until 1547. The tower was rebuilt in the fifteenth century; ...
The City Brewery, Lichfield
The City Brewery Co. (Lichfield) Ltd. was founded in 1874. The brewery, which stood on Birmingham Road, burnt down in 1916 and was not rebuilt. The company was bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries ...
Doxey, Stafford
This vignette-effect framed postcard looks north-west along Doxey Road from Stafford.
In this scene coal has been delivered to one of the houses on the left. In the centre, the cycle has a delivery ...
Visit by the Princess Royal to Evode, Stafford
Outside the entrance to the Laboratory block. Managing Director Nigel Crouch is shaking hands with the Princess Royal. On Nigel's left is Technical Director Neil McDonald. To the right is Andrew Simon....
North Staffordshire Railway Locomotive 86
A postcard illustrating North Staffordshire Railway Company express passenger locomotive no. 86 and tender.
It is a John Henry Adams Class 'G' 4-4-0 built at the Stoke-on-Trent Works in 1910. It was ...
North Staffordshire Railway Locomotive 173
A postcard photo illustrating pannier tank locomotive no.173 belonging to the North Staffordshire Railway Company together with the company badge.
It is a Hookham's 0-6-4 passenger tank engine built ...
Sandon Road, Stafford
A postcard view of Sandon Road looking towards Stafford. On the immediate left is the junction with Henry Street and beyond is Edwin Bostock’s shoe factory built in 1903. The houses on the right still ...
Denstone College
A multi-view postcard commemorating a rugby football match between Denstone College and Albert le Grand which was held on 6 March 1905 at Denstone College.
This postcard was photographed by B Lowndes ...
Old Reptonians Cricket team, Eastbourne
Old Reptonians Cricket team on tour to Eastbourne, Sussex in 1907. The names include the house in which they resided and the years they were at Repton School.
Back row, left to right: A.L. Mark ('O' ...
Tillington Hall Hotel, Stafford
Originally a farmhouse built in the early 19th century, the building was extended many times of the years. It was known as Tillington Hall by 1887 when it was owned by Charles Henry Wright, director of ...