Miners examining a safety helmet, at the Fairlady (Coppice Colliery) Heath Hayes
Group of miners on afternoons in working clothes carrying 'keg' or 'bucket' battery powered electric lamps. The two men in the centre are looking at a helmet, as it is thought that all of the miners pictured ...
Colwich Old School and School House
Both of the buildings are Grade II listed. The 1841 Old School' on the left of the pair with the attached '1860 School House' to the right of the photograph. The school has an almond shaped panel with ...
Averil's Old Shop, Stafford,
This timber framed building, built around 1475, stood on Market Square, on the site now (2025) occupied by Boots. Over the years plaster had covered the timber structure and the timber framed effect ...
Whitmore Hall
This Grade I listed building has been the home of the Mainwaring family (now Cavenagh-Mainwaring) and their direct ancestors for over 900 years.
The earlier timber-framed house was modified and encased ...
Stables - interior, Whitmore Hall
The late 16th century Elizabethan Grade II* listed stables, situated within the grounds of Whitmore Hall, are a very rare example. They have perfectly preserved stabling for nine horses; wooden columns, ...
Stables, Whitmore Hall
The late 16th century Elizabethan Grade II* listed stables, situated within the grounds of Whitmore Hall, are a very rare example. They have perfectly preserved stabling for nine horses; wooden columns, ...
Former Louis Sandy Ltd Building, Stafford
The former premises of Louis Sandy Ltd, on the corner of St. Patrick’s Place and St. Patrick’s Street, Stafford.
Behind this building were the Gainsborough Works. Originally built as James Day’s shoe ...
Wordsley Rectory near Stourbridge
Following Wordsley becoming a separate Ecclesiastical parish in 1830, the Rectory was built in 1835-6 by the architect Lewis Vulliamy, who also built the nearby Holy Trinity Church at this time. The Rectory ...
St. Paul's Church, Penn Road, Wolverhampton
St. Paul’s Church was built around 1834 in the gothic style. It was designed by local architect, Robert Ebbels for the Rev. W. Dalton, it was consecrated in July 1835.
The church stood on Penn Road ...
School Lane, Standeford, near Coven
These cottages on School Lane, Standeford, remain (2025). Over the years they have been renovated and the brickwork is now uniformly white, the window shapes have been kept but the chimneys removed. The ...
Post Office Telephones Central Training School, Yarnfield
A view of Howard Hall at the Post Office Telephones Central Training School, Yarnfield.
Duncan Hall, Beatty Hall and Howard Hall (all named after Royal Navy Admirals) were built in 1938 for munitions ...
Wolverhampton - St. Paul's Church: sepia drawing
'North West View of Saint Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire,' from the street. Showing the west entrance door with a large five-light window above it, with thick pinnacles on the corners. ...
Wolverhampton - St. Paul's Church: lithograph
'St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, erected 1833-34, for the Revd. W. Dalton. Robt. Ebbels arct., [architect],' on Penn Road. Showing a Gothic building as viewed from the street, with an entrance door ...
St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton
St. Paul's church was built of stone, in the Gothic style, and consisted of a chancel, nave, west porch and a turret containing one bell. The font was presented to the church in 1894 by General Kent in ...
10th Leicestershire Regiment, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
According to their records, the Leicestershire 10th Reserve Battalion were sent to Rugeley Camp in November 1915. The 'past and present' part of the postcard caption is probably explained by the fact ...
10 & 11 High Street, Dilhorne
Grade ll listed 18th century houses with late 19th century alterations situated at the junction of High Street and New Road. Since this photograph was taken some windows have been replaced with period ...
Floodgate Cottage, Tittensor
Floodgate Cottage stood near the southern end of Trentham Lake, between the lake and the River Trent. It no longer stands.
St. Mary's Place, Stafford
This view looks south from the corner of Averil's Entry and St. Mary's Grove along St. Mary’s Place.
On the left two men pose for the photographer against the rear door of Chas. E. Morgan's an old-established ...