Members of the Hillside Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop
The chapel, seen here behind the group, was built from ashlar stone in 1852. The building closed as a chapel in 1986 and was opened as the Chapel Museum in 1990, no longer open to the public (2026).
Mill Street, Stafford
The white building on the left is the Bird in Hand public house at No. 21 Mill Street (now Earl Street) on the corner with Victoria Square. It dates from around 1800 and still remains (2026). At the time ...
The 18th Stafford (St Joseph's Convent) Guide Company, Stafford
The 18th Stafford (St Joseph's Convent) Guide Company including Rangers and Brownies, present holders of the Stafford Division Girl Guides Inter-company Silver Challenge Cup 1947. The photograph is thought ...
Wheaton Aston School
Group photograph taken in 1937 of staff and pupils of St Mary's Primary School, Wheaton Aston. The headmaster was Mr J. W.Button. Electric lights were installed in the school in this year.
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Former Wesleyan Chapel, Lichfield Street, Rugeley
Originally a Wesleyan Chapel dating from 1839, the building was extended forward and a new brick frontage (as seen) was added in 1870. In 1877, a rear extension was added. It became a social annexe to ...
St. Joseph's Convent, Stafford
St. Joseph’s Convent, Lichfield Road, Stafford. This view is taken from the south-eastern end of the Grade II Listed building which was built around 1810-1820 and known as Forebridge Villa.
By 1841, ...
Tipping Street, Stafford
Looking west along Tipping Street towards Greengate Street, Stafford.
On the left at the far-end of Tipping Street is the back of the Alexandra Hotel on the corner. This and all the buildings on the ...
Crabbery Street, Stafford
Looking west along Crabbery Street, Stafford, the corner building dates from 1911 and is viewed here from the junction with Gaolgate Street. All of these buildings remain although over the years the ground ...
Jubilee Jamboree, Beaudesert Scout Camp
The 'Jubilee Jamboree' anniversary of the founding of the Scouting movement was held at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, during 1st August 1957 – 12th August 1957, for 35,000 scouts. Such ...
Brocton Hall Mill
The photographer Dr. J.E.C. Peters left a note attached to this picture stating: “Brocton Hall Mill".
The building remains (2026) and stands next to a car park near Brocton Hall on the Brocton Hall ...
Dobson's tobacconists, Greengate Street, Stafford
Exterior of Arthur Dobson's wholesale and retail tobacconist, 37 Greengate Street, Stafford, on the corner with Mill Street.
Arthur Dobson was born in Stockton on Tees in 1865 and started work in ...
Cheadle Station
View of Cheadle Station including a steam engine marked No. 12 and passengers waiting on the platform.
Cheadle Station was the terminus of the Cheadle Railway, which was worked by the North Staffordshire ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Marchington
Now a private residence, this former Primitive Methodist Chapel stands on Bag Lane in Marchington and was built in 1841.
Photographer: Alfred McCann of Uttoxeter.
St. Philip and St. James' Church, Milton
This painting shows the chapel of ease built in 1848 on land given by Lord Norton. In 1865 this chapel became the chancel of a new parish church when the nave was added in 1865.
This is one of a ...
Three Horseshoes, Meerbrook
Looking east towards the Three Horseshoes public house with the former village school, built in about 1778, to the left, and the Post Office on the right. A group of children pose for the camera in the ...
School and Post Office, Meerbrook
Looking east towards the Three Horseshoes public house with the former village school, built in about 1778, to the left, and the Post Office on the right. A group of children pose for the camera in the ...
St. Matthew’s Church, Meerbrook
View of St. Matthew's Church, Meerbrook. Designed by R. Norman Shaw, the chancel and central tower were built in 1869-70 and the nave in 1873. The new church replaced a mid-16th century church which ...
View of Rushton Village
Looking down Sugar Street towards the Royal Oak.