The Old Pork Pie Shop, Greengate Street, Stafford
Watercolour painting by John Muswell. A view of Greengate as it would have been in the mid 19th century. The shop in the foreground was Jenkinson's bakers and confectioners (The Old Pork Pie Shop). Next ...
The Post Office at Chetwynd House, Stafford,
This photograph of Stafford Post Office at Chetwynd House was taken shortly before it closed due to relocation of the business. The Post Office reopened during October 2007 on the first floor of W.H. ...
The Potteries
A general view of then Potteries, an image taken from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during ...
The Potteries from Basford
A hand-coloured engraving, 'The Potteries from Basford' engraved by T.A. Prior from drawing by F.W. Hulme. Published by Charles Knight, London, 1850.
The Potteries. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of Longton taken from St. James' Church, Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The postcard is dated 1875 but Blake was not born until the mid 1870s. It is more likely that ...
The Rectory, Mucklestone
A view of the Rectory taken from Mucklestone church tower. This house has Tudor origins, but was almost completely rebuilt in the 18th century.
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
The Sheridan Centre was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially re-opened in 2003 as Gaolgate Place. This photograph was ...
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
This view shows a roofed-over section of shops within the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially ...
The Sheridan Centre, Stafford
This view shows a roofed-over section of shops within the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially ...
The Square, Great Haywood
View of The Square from Trent lane.
The two trees were planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee; a lorry drove into one in the 1920s, the other died a few years later.
The Square, Great Haywood
View of the south side of The Square.
Note the signpost to Lichfield on the side of the Clifford Arms, and the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.
The Square, Great Haywood
The west side of The Square.
On the left is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The building was demolished in the 1930s and a new hotel was built on the site.
The Star Inn, Cop Mere End, Eccleshall,
The Star Inn was once known as The Rising Sun.
The Stones, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the view of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre from the bottom of the High Street. The large building in the centre of the photograph is The Guildhall which was built in 1713. Originally, ...
The Stones, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This early photograph shows the busy market in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The reason for the market aquiring the name "The Stones" is evident from the cobbled foreground of the picture. The area outside The ...
The Sun Inn, Lichfield Road, Stafford
This photograph of The Sun Inn on the Lichfield Road in Stafford was taken by Tony Boydon. In later years the archway on the left was closed off to provide additional space for a restaurant.
The view from Grove Road, Fenton
The camera is looking north east from the western end of Grove Road. In the foreground is the old recreation ground in Mount Pleasant and beyond, hidden in the dip, Smith's Pool. To the right hand side ...
The view from Hanover Street, Hanley
The camera was looking towards the west from Hanover Street in Hanley. In the murk on the left are the two winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery with the spire of St Margaret's Church, Wolstanton on the ...