Brooklands School, Stafford,
Brooklands opened on Eccleshall Road in 1946 as a private school.
At first only a small number of five and six year olds were admitted, but the number of pupils increased and by 1962 126 children ...
Broom (now Worcestershire) Church: engraving
Part of a plate showing the figure of St. Kenelm and a carving on a pew in the church. Broom was in Staffordshire until 1895, since when it has been part of Worcestershire. Anonymous.
Brough, Nicholson & Hall's Cross Street Mill, Leek
The bridge and Fountain Mill, to the left, were demolished in 1968. Cross Street Mill, to the right, remains.
The firm were manufacturers of "sewing silks, braids, bindings, trimmings etc", and were ...
Brown Jug Public House, Bishop's Offley,
Brown Jug Public House, Bishop's Offley,
Browse Antiques Shop, Lichfield Road, Stafford
Pictured is Browse antiques shop which stood opposite Green Hall on Lichfield Road, Stafford. Previously the building was occupied by Giles' paint and wallpaper shop, with a section that sold glass. In ...
Bungalow, Hixon
A postcard view of two women and a car outside a bungalow, thought to be in Hixon. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture or the precise location.
Burslem Liberal Club, Market Place, Burslem
The red brick and terracotta front of the Liberal Club building on Market Place in Burslem. There were stained glass windows on the first floor hall and there is a mosaic with the words "Liberal Club" ...
Bury Bank Cottage, Darlaston Hall Estate, Stone,
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant.
The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained ...
Bus Station and Mining College, Cannock
The original Mining College was founded 1891. The 1920s building which replaced it was enlarged and opened in October 1929 by Viscount Chelmsford. It cost about £25,000 of which £18,000 was a grant from ...
Butterhill House, Coppenhall,
Butterhill House was the home of the Marson family.
On the left is Butterhill windmill, dating from c.1800. The mill ceased work in the 1870s, but the sails were not removed until 1912.
Byanna Farmhouse, Eccleshall,
Photograph of an illustration, taken by Mr Trevor Harvey.
The name Byanna means 'beyond the dean', or out of the town. The Bishops of Lichfield lived here after Eccleshall Castle was destroyed in ...
Byrkley Lodge Stables, Tatenhill
Byrkley Lodge was rebuilt for Hamar Bass of the Bass brewing family between 1887 and 1891 and this Stable block was built at the same time. The Stables had some success in producing successful race horses, ...
Byrkley Lodge, Tatenhill
Byrkley Lodge was rebuilt for Hamar Bass of the Bass brewing family between 1887 and 1891. Sir William 'Billy' Bass left Byrkley Lodge in 1952 and the house was demolished shortly afterwards. The Stable ...
C. Herbert & Company, Railway Street, Stafford
This picture shows numbers 1 and 2 Railway Street, Stafford which at the time of the photograph were the premises of 'C Herbert & Company'.
By 1911 Albert Bentley had opened his first shop at 1 and ...
Camm stained glass studio, Smethwick
Thomas William Camm (born 1839, West Bromwich) set up a stained glass business with his two brothers in Brewery Street, Smethwick in 1866. He had previously worked for Chance Brothers & Co. in Smethwick ...
Canvassing during a General Election, Eccleshall,
Major Hugh Fraser, Conservative candidate, successfully contested the Stafford Constituency in the 1951 General Election.
He is seen here canvassing in High Street.
Caroline Street Congregational Church, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at the Congregational Church, Caroline Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
It was also known as the Independent Chapel and was built in 1819.