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Chartley Hall and Grounds, Stowe-by-Chartley,

The original moated timber mansion house at Chartley was home to the Devereux family, who had moved from Chartley Castle during the fifteenth century. In 1575 Elizabeth I was entertained at Chartley ...

Chartley Hall, Stowe-by-Chartley,

The original moated timber mansion house at Chartley was home to the Devereux family, who had moved from Chartley Castle during the fifteenth century. In 1575 Elizabeth I was entertained at Chartley ...

Chaseley Road and Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley

A view clearly recognisable today: Chaseley Road on the left joins Penkridge Bank Road, looking towards Rugeley. The current Chase Inn can be seen amongst the trees on the left. It had previously been ...

Chestall, Cannock Chase

A postcard view of Chestall Hall which was once part of the vast Beaudesert Estate. Originally an 18th century farmhouse owned by the Earl of Uxbridge, the house was much enlarged by the Darby family ...

Chetwynd House, Stafford

Located on Greengate Street, Stafford, Chetwynd House was built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (c.1684-1770), Member of Parliament for Stafford 1715-1722 and 1734-1770. The ...

Children's Cottage, Trentham Gardens

Sadly the former Children's Cottage was vandalised in the 1990s and stood sad and forlorn before being rescued. It now stands at the rear of the present Garden Centre at Trentham. The Children's Cottage, ...

Children's Cottage, Trentham Gardens

Sadly the former Children's Cottage was vandalised in the 1990s and stood sad and forlorn before being rescued. It now stands at the rear of the present Garden Centre at Trentham. Children's Cottage, ...

Church Croft, Rugeley

Situated on Station Road, Rugeley next to the Old Chancel, the house was once the home of the parents of Dr.William Palmer, "The Rugeley Poisoner". It is now (2019) occupied by Media Resources. The ...

Church Farm, Pinfold Lane, Penkridge

Grade ll listed, probably 15th century with early 18th century additions and rebuilding. Originally timber-framed (later brick-filled) with the right hand section probably originally a malt house. It ...

Church Hill, Hednesford

The postcard view looks down Hednesford's Church Hill to its junction with Uxbridge Street and Rugeley Road, and across into Market Street. The coal miners' houses on the right have been demolished but ...

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, ...

Church Lane, Tamworth

St Editha's Cottages, probably dating from the 1880s, in Church Lane, Tamworth. The tower of St Editha's Parish Church can be seen in the background.

Church Street Crossing, Stone,

The Crossing Keeper's house stood on the Stone to Colwich line and dates from 1849. When automatic barriers were introduced there was no longer any need for a keeper, so the house was demolished in ...

Churnet View Road, Oakamoor

A postcard view of a row of houses on Churnet View Road in Oakamoor. All of these houses remain (March 2023), although over the years most of them have been extended into their front gardens or altered....

Clarkes Building, Stafford

Clarkes Buildings off Gaol Road. The building on the left was Hardman and Openshaw's mineral water factory. The chimneys in the far distance above the roofline belong to Stafford Gaol.

Claymills Pumping Station, Burton-upon-Trent

Claymills Pumping Station was designed by James Mansergh and opened in 1885. It was used to pump sewage from Burton-upon-Trent to a sewage farm at Etwall, and was built in response to increasing health ...

Clough Street, Hanley

The view along Clough Street towards the centre of Hanley. On the right hand edge is the greyhound racing stadium and next along, the tall chimney and three bottle ovens of George Ashworth's Broad Street ...

Coal Strike, March 1912. Coal Pickers at Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent. Photographed by William Blake.

View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. People scavenge for bits of coal during the coal strike of 1912. Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened ...