Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Interior view of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Lichfield City Railway Station
There are two railway stations in Lichfield and this postcard view shows Lichfield City Station on Station Road in the city centre. There is British Rail signage on the centre building and the picture ...
Loxley Hall, near Uttoxeter
Loxley Hall was built around 1800 but appears to contain elements of an earlier house. It was possibly remodelled during the 19th century. The Hall was the home of the Sneyd-Kinnersley family. Loxley ...
Loxley Hall, near Uttoxeter
View of the front of the house showing the front porch.
Loxley Hall was built around 1800 but appears to contain elements of an earlier house. It was possibly remodelled during the 19th century. The ...
Main Gates, Green Hall, Stafford,
Front view of Green Hall, Lichfield Road.
Built in the 1820s for Charles Webb, a solicitor, the house was originally named Forebridge Hall.
Today the building houses the County Architect's Department....
Market Square and Shire Hall, Stafford,
There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place for the County Court and later for other civic meetings.
The present building, designed by John Harvey and erected ...
Market Square from the South, Stafford,
Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law stating that all buying and selling had to take place in a market town.
On the right can be seen the Shire Hall, built ...
Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
In 1927 the Borough Council ...
Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law stating that all buying and selling had to take place in a market town.
On the left can be seen the Shire Hall, built ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A busy scene on Market Street, Hednesford. The building with the diamond-shaped windows on the left hand edge is the Electric Palace. Built as a roller-skating rink in 1910, its maple wood floor was ...
Market Street, Lichfield
This postcard view looks south-west along Market Street towards the junction with Bird Street in Lichfield.
The house on the left became a museum dedicated to the life and works of Dr Samuel Johnson ...
Market Street, Tamworth
Looking east along Market Street, Tamworth, with the arcaded Town Hall built in 1701 to the right. The National Provincial Bank is on the far side of the road, since demolished and the site now (2023) ...
Martin Street, Stafford
View looking towards Greengate Street.
On the left are the Old Blue Posts and the Fountain Inn. The Old Blue Posts was close to the Lyceum Theatre, which it relied on for much of its trade. When ...
Martin Street, Stafford,
These houses on Martin Street have been demolished, except for the house whose edge can just be seen on the left of the photograph. Today this is the County Council Staff Club.
Methodist Church, High Street, Uttoxeter
The church dates from 1812 and is a fine example of Georgian architecture.
Reproduced by permission of English Heritge. NMR.
Monument to Sir Robert Wolseley, Colwich Church
Sir Robert Wolseley of Wolseley Hall fought on the side of the King during the Civil War; his estate was later confiscated as a result.
He died of a fever in 1646 aged 59, his body being brought back ...
Mount Street, Stafford
11 Mount Street, Stafford. This house was owned by Dr C.E.M. Blumer and was known as 'The Mount'. It has now been demolished.
On the left can just be seen the spire of the Presbyterian Church on ...
Nantwich Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church Interior. Taken at Nantwich Church, Cheshire.