Baswich Church, Stafford
An early tinted postcard picture of Holy Trinity Church, Baswich and graveyard, looking south.
Below the picture is a reference to an inscription on a headstone in the churchyard dated 1771:
"The ...
Mow Cop
A watercolour of the village of Mow Cop with the inscriptions “Summer House, Church and part of Village of Mow-Cop, Staffordshire.” and “D. J.B. Jany 31st 1874”. It has been suggested that ‘J.B.’ is ...
Biddulph Old Hall
A watercolour of Biddulph Old Hall with the inscriptions “Biddulph Old Castle” and “Drawn by J.B. March 28th 1874”. It has been suggested that ‘J.B.’ is James Bateman (1811-1897) of nearby Biddulph ...
Thornberry Hall, Cheadle
A view of Thornberry Hall on Lockwood Road, Cheadle, from the south. Thornberry Hall was the seat of William Thornbury (died 1689). The house has a 17th century core but was largely rebuilt in about ...
Lightoaks, Oakamoor
A postcard view of Lightoaks, a large 19th century house which stands on the B5417, Cheadle Road near to Oakamoor. Lightoaks is a Grade II listed house built in the 1820s for the owner of the nearby copper ...
Ash Hall, Werrington
Ash Hall stands on Ash Bank and was built in 1837 for Job Meigh, an earthenware manufacturer. In 1925 the estate was sold and the hall was converted into The Ash Hall Golf Links Hotel and the park became ...
Ridware Home Guard Platoon
Pictured are some members of 'D' Company, Ridware Platoon assembled for the photographer. Among the group is Horace West, who was the local Blacksmith (middle row, 5th from left). ‘D’ Company, 12th Battalion, ...
Mow Cop
A lithograph showing Mow Cop with the newly built St. Thomas' Church, consecrated on 11 October 1842, to the right. The Castle folly stands on the hill top.
Lithograph by Michael Scott after a drawing ...
Dolphin House, Church Eaton
This timber-framed Grade II Listed Building is on the High Street, Church Eaton. It probably dates from the 17th century but the bay window is a 20th century addition. At the time of the photograph in ...
Marston Manor Farmhouse, near Church Eaton
Marston Manor Farmhouse, near Church Eaton. Situated on Marston Road, Marston.
The house associated with the farm is now (2026) known as Maycroft. in the foreground the photographer Dr J.E.C. Peters’ ...
PC Peter Bartlam, Staffordshire Police
Pictured is PC 29 Peter Bartlam, who describes himself as “a Stokie from the Meir who joined Staffordshire County Police in June 1965, serving through the period of the merged Forces, Staffordshire County ...
Church Lane, Stafford
Church Lane at its junction with Mill Street, Stafford.
On the right the nearest timber-framed building No. 35, Mill Street. Attached to it is No. 10, Church Lane, known as the Old Sheriff's Office, ...
Comb Mill, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire
The Comb Mill was one of a complex of mill buildings on the River Wye at Ashford-in-the-Water known as Marble Mill. They were built in 1748 by Henry Watson and were working up to 1905. The Marble Mill ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
The front cover of an English Electric technical brochure which shows one of four 70, 588 kVA, 3,600 r.p.m. Turbo-alternator Sets in the J. Clarke Keith Power Station, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The ...
Broad Street, Stafford
This photograph taken by Dr J.E.C. Peters in 1962 shows exposed timber-framing in Broad Street, Stafford, looking towards the junction with Chapel Street and Mount Street.
This is all that remained ...
Greyhound, Manor Court Street, Penkhull
This public house consists of two storeys, a cellar and backyard. It was constructed between 1832 and 1878 with a later one storey extension at the rear. Original outbuildings have been destroyed.
Remembering ...
Beech Caves
Beech caves are man-made caves close to the hamlet of Beech where sandstone was quarried for local use. The 1879 Ordnance Survey map shows the area as an 'Old Quarry', as by then it no longer used. In ...
Bass Sentinel Diesel No. 12, Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent
Bass engine pulling a train of open waggons across Station Street, crossing the new brewery. Behind is Station Street crossing box, and waiting at the gates is a Bass dray lorry.