Demolition of the Gate-house, Stafford Gaol,
The prison gate-house was demolished in 1952 in order to widen Gaol Road.
The new gate-house, seen on the left, was built by the prisoners before the old one was destroyed.
Demolition of the GE (General Electric) Main Works, Stafford
This view looks south-east towards Queensville and shows demolition work in progress at the former GE (General Electric) Main Works site on Lichfield Road, Stafford. At the time this picture was taken ...
Demolition of the Magistrates Court Building, Stafford
Stafford's magistrates courts, located on the corner of Cope Street and South Walls in the town centre, were built in 1977 alongside the new police station on Eastgate Street. However, due to reorganization ...
Demolition of the Old Guildhall, Stafford
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...
Demolition of the Old Guildhall, Stafford
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...
Demolition of Trentham Hall
A postcard view of demolition in progress at Trentham Hall in May 1912. To the left is St. Mary and All Saints Church which is still standing.
Demolition of Trentham Hall
A postcard view of demolition in progress at Trentham Hall in May 1912. In the centre just behind the ruin is St. Mary and All Saints Church which is still standing.
This postcard photograph was taken ...
Demolition of Universal Grinding Wheel, Stafford
The main office building of the Universal Grinding Wheel factory on Doxey Road, Stafford, built in 1937 and pictured just prior to demolition to make for a relief road and housing developments.
Demolition of Wesleyan Chapel, Stafford
John Wesley first preached in Stafford in 1783. For many years the Wesleyans in Stafford used premises in St. Chad's Place as their meeting house, until they built a new chapel on Chapel Street in 1811. ...
Demolition of Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wolstanton Colliery was sunk in 1916. By the 1960s it was considered a super-mine, with the deepest mineshafts in Britain, producing over 1 million tons of coal and was one of the biggest employers of ...
Demolition, High Street, Uttoxeter
Alterations to The Brewery yard car park to make way for the bus station and the Maltings shopping complex. This photograph is facing Bradley Street. In the centre is Bradley House Club and to the left ...
Demolition, High Street, Uttoxeter
Alterations to the Brewery yard car park to make way for the bus station and the Maltings shopping complex on the High Street, Uttoxeter. The old Brewery Office building can be seen on the right. In ...
Destruction of an old Colliery Stack on Sandford Hill. May 1st 1913. Photographed by William Blake.
Chimney demolition taken at Sandford Hill on May 1st 1913.
Detached house, Duke Street, Fenton
The detached house is number 55 towards the north end of Duke Street in Fenton. It dates from circa 1800 (Victoria County History, vol VIII, p 209) and was one of a pair. At the time of the photograph ...
Dismantling the cricket pavilion, Yarlet
Oulton Cricket Club members dismantling the cricket pavilion at Yarlet School. The pavilion was being moved to the Club's new ground at Oulton Heath.
From left to right: unknown, Des Robinson, P. ...
Dogsy Furber, Labourer, Eccleshall,
Dr. Parkes' surgery, Normacot Road, Longton
This property, possibly 84, Normacot Road, had been the local headquarters of the Blackshirts, a fascist organisation of the inter-war period. Their posters (reading "India Betrayal") were still visible ...
During demolition in Upper Gungate, Tamworth
This photograph was taken during the demolition of a half timbered building in Upper Gungate by the Cole family. E.J. Cole (senior) is seen here on the right, with his son Fred in the centre. E.J. Cole ...