Letocetum Roman site, Wall
A reconstruction of the Roman hostel (in front) and bath house at Wall drawn by Ivan Lapper.
Letocetum was an important military staging post and settlement on Watling Street (the modern A5) and is ...
Manor House ruins and St. Luke’s Church, Tittensor
The ruins of the fifteenth century Manor House were demolished in 1963 to make way for a housing estate. Panelling from the interior of the house can be seen inside the chancel of the church. The stone ...
Market Square and Conduit Street, Lichfield
Lichfield Market Square, in the days when cars and coaches were allowed to park on the square. In the background is Conduit Street with businesses, from left to right: the Malt Shovel Inn; Halls the Butchers; ...
Mill Wheels on Victoria Park, Stafford,
The town mill was built by George Brewster in 1834, on the site of the medieval town mill. It was powered by two wheels, fed from the mill pool by a culvert running under the road.
The mill was demolished ...
Motorcyclist, Chartley Castle
Edna Gains sitting on a Triumph motor cycle by the side of the Stafford to Uttoxeter road (A518), with Chartley Castle in the background.
Old Stafford Society visit to Tittensor,
Old Stafford Society was a local history group, founded in 1925. They organised many visits to places of historical interest.
This photograph was taken on the society's outing to the ruins of a fifteenth ...
Old Town Wall, Stafford,
This could be part of the old town wall on Mount Street or possibly South Walls. The difference between the medieval town wall and the later brickwork can clearly be seen.
Since Stafford was first ...
Old Town Wall, Stafford
Since Stafford was first occupied as a settlement it was fortified, at first by natural features - the River Sow on one side and marshland on the other. Early man-made defences includes medieval ditches ...
Old Town Wall, Stafford,
Since Stafford was first occupied as a settlement it was fortified, at first by natural features - the River Sow on one side and marshland on the other. Early man-made defences includes medieval ditches ...
Old Town Wall, Stafford,
Since Stafford was first occupied as a settlement it was fortified, at first by natural features - the River Sow on one side and marshland on the other. Early man-made defences includes medieval ditches ...
Old Town Wall, Stafford,
Since Stafford was first occupied as a settlement it was fortified, at first by natural features - the River Sow on one side and marshland on the other. Early man-made defences includes medieval ditches ...
Outline of St. Bertelin's Chapel, Stafford,
St. Bertelin's Chapel was dedicated to an eighth century Anglo-Saxon saint, who had chosen Stafford for his hermitage. The wooden chapel was replaced by a stone one on the same site in the eleventh century.
St. ...
Phillip's Chocolate Shop, Stafford,
Phillip's Chocolate Shop on the corner of North Walls and Lammascote Road.
To the right can be seen part of the old town wall. This is the north wall of Stafford's East Gate-house. It was moved to ...
Ranton Abbey
The remains of Ranton Abbey are situated one mile to the west of Ranton, in a private wooded park. The fifteenth century church tower still survives. The abbey was an Augustinian house, founded in the ...
Reconstruction of Clifton Campville in Medieval Times
Based on map and documentary evidence combined with site visits, this aerial view shows a suggested reconstruction of the manor of Clifton Campville around the year 1300. The manor house and its outbuildings ...
Reconstruction of Gnosall circa 1345
Based on map and documentary evidence combined with site visits, this aerial view shows a suggested reconstruction of the village of Gnosall around the year 1345. The church and village sit in the lower ...
Reconstruction of the Precinct of Croxden Abbey, circa 1340
Based on map and documentary evidence combined with site visits, this aerial view shows a suggested reconstruction of the main precinct of Croxden Abbey, near Rocester, around the year 1340. The abbey ...
Remains of old blast furnaces in Ravensdale, Tunstall
These are the remains of the foundation of blast furnaces that stood near to the Bradwell Wood Tilerties (Bentley's Tilery). The higher land in the background is part of Bradwell Woods. The large scale ...