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Farman Biplane, Burton Aviation week

Brunneau De Labories' Farman Biplane flying over Bass's Meadow, Burton. This plane was badly damaged during a crash landing shortly afterwards.

Farmers using a horse drawn harvester in the Bilbrook area

Two horses are pictured pulling a harvester or 'reaper' in a field in Bilbrook. One man is seated on the machine to steer it, whilst a man and boy walk alongside it.

Fatal Wartime Creswell Plane Crash ( External web site link )

In the English summer of 1944, an American aircraft crashed at Creswell, Stafford, killing the pilot. The plane was piloted by 25-year old USAAF Captain John Pershing Perrin, DFC, who lost his life in ...

Fazeley and Coventry Canal Junction, Fazeley

Fazeley and Coventry Canal Junction, showing the bay windowed Junction House on the right. To the left is the Sturges shop with an advert for 'Bass Burton Ales' on the side of the building. Tolson's ...

Fazeley Canal and Tolson's Mill, Dosthill

Tolson's Mill began life as Sir Robert Peel's Mill, where they made narrow tape and webbing. Peel leased and eventually sold the mill to William Tolson, who was leasing Dosthill Hall at the time. In ...

Fazeley House, Fazeley

Pictured in front of Fazeley House, off Coleshill Street, Fazeley are members of the Rev. Robert Henry Tanner's family. In the doorway is his wife Jane (nee Warrington, and previously Hudson from her ...

Female Railway Workers, Stafford

During the First World War women filled the vacancies left by the men who had entered military service. These women were employed in the heavy and dirty work of cleaning engines. They are pictured ...

Female Railway Workers, Stafford,

During the First World War women filled the vacancies left by the men who had entered military service. These women were employed in the heavy and dirty work of cleaning engines. They are pictured ...

Fenton Collieries from Derry Stree, Fenton

This was the view from Derry Street, a short street running north off Grove Road looking north east towards Fenton. To the right are the chimneys and winding gear of Glebe Colliery and Brickworks, now ...

Fenton Hall and Whieldon's Grove: lithograph

Showing residential property called Whieldon's Grove and Fenton Hall, which is a large, two storeyed Georgian building. This print shows the routes of planned railways through the properties. Anonymous. Inscribed: ...

Fenton Manor marlpit, Fenton

This photograph was taken looking southwest over the marl pit towards Boothen. On the extreme right hand edge of the photograph are two of the floodlight pylons at the old Stoke City Victoria ground. ...

Fenton Manor Station, Fenton

Fenton Manor Station was on the old Biddulph Valley line and Leek branch of North Staffordshire Railway. The station was on Manor Street (then named Albert Street), just off Victoria Road. The line passes ...

Fenton Parish Church

Fenton Parish Church (Christchurch) is in Albert Square. To the left of the photograph is Fenton Town Hall, latterly used as a Magistrate's Court and to the right, the War Memorial. Christchurch was ...

Fenton Sixth Form College, Stoke-on-Trent

The college was established in 1970 on Victoria Road, Fenton, making it the first purpose-built Sixth Form College in the country. Originally built with a capacity of 700 students, it eventually came ...

Fenton Station

This photograph was taken from Fenton Station looking east towards Longton. Opened in 1864 as part of the North Staffordshire Railway's line between Stoke and Derby. The station was closed in 1961 and ...

Ferguson Tractor, Ploughing Match, Tixall,

Fern Cottage, Trent and Mersey Canal, Stone

Fern Cottage was the home of Mr and Mrs Turner from 1932 until 1961. It has remained unoccupied ever since and remains today (2008) in derelict condition. The left hand side of the buidling was Mr Turner's ...

Fern Cottage, Trent and Mersey Canal, Stone

Fern Cottage was the home of Mr and Mrs Turner from 1932 until 1961. It has remained unoccupied ever since and remains today (2008) in derelict condition. The left hand side of the buidling was Mr Turner's ...