The Breeze family, Seighford
Members of the Breeze family are pictured in the garden of Church Cottage, Seighford.
In the centre (second from left) are Jessie and Arthur Breeze; on the extreme right is Emma Breeze, front row ...
The Caldon Canal at Consall
A group of men and women, some standing and sitting are on the towpath. The buildings in the center of this photograph are railway cottages, the Churnet Valley railway line runs parallel to the canal ...
The Canal, Stoke-on-Trent. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of Stoke Clay Wharf.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder containing ...
The Choir, Cotton College, Cotton
A postcard view of members of staff and the choir at Cotton College, also known as St. Wilfrid’s College. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture.
Cotton Hall was built in the 18th ...
The Clinic, Arthur Street, Chadsmoor
The building is a brick-built one- storey structure with a shaped and tiled roof. It has a porticoed doorway and a light either side of door. Four young mothers with children and a man stand outside the ...
The Coach House, Ivetsey Bank, near Lapley
Situated on the A5 road, the Bradford Arms Garage service station sold National Benzene fuel. It no longer exists being replaced by a modern building slightly lower down the hill.
The car is a Ford ...
The Control Room at RAF Stafford
Wing Commander Stephenson and Wing Commander Kelly observe the activity in the Control Room at RAF Stafford during the 1960 Defence Exercise.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase ...
The Cottage, Gravel Lane, Huntington
Pictured in the rear garden are, from left to right: Paul Williams, Mark Williams, Florence Briggs, Jeanette Williams (nee Briggs), Claire Williams and Sam Williams.
The property was demolished in ...
The Cottage, Slitting Mill, Rugeley
The thatched cottage, with the address no. 2 Slitting Mill Road stood near the then quarry, and was demolished in about 1969. It was said to be about 300 years old by its last resident Mr Major Harley, ...
The Counting House, Job White & Sons Ltd, Compton Mills, Leek
Towards the end of the 20th century the accounts office was turned into an art gallery.
The Crooked House, Himley
Two men standing in the doorway of the Glynne Arms, also known as the Crooked House. Above the door the licencee's sign states that the publican at the time was Sarah A. Glaze and that the house served ...
The Crown and Anchor Darts Team, Stone
Pictured are the Crown and Anchor Darts Team who were in Section ‘A’ of the Stone and District Darts League.
Front row left to right: F Cann, D Parton, L Pickering (Captain), N Butters, J Hammersley. ...
The Crown Club, Abbots Bromley
The description on the front of this postcard view is: ‘Crown Club 1914’. The picture was taken on Crown Bank, Market Place, Abbots Bromley.
On the left are cottages and in the centre behind the motor ...
The Crown Club, Abbots Bromley
This postcard view was published in 1913 with the picture taken at a wonky angle. The description on the front of the postcard is: ‘Crown Club 1913 Dinnertime’.
This scene was captured on Crown Bank, ...
The Crown Hotel, Stone
A postcard view of the rear courtyard at the Crown Hotel, Stone. The Crown Hotel on High Street was damaged by fire in 1778. The new building was designed by Henry Holland in 1780. The inn was a stop ...
The Crown Inn, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
Pictured before the current frontage was added in the early 20th century, this photograph, taken when John Cope was the licensee, must date from the mid 1870s. His father, George, is listed as the licensee ...
The Delph, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
In the centre of this busy scene at the Delph Market Square junction with High Street and Midland Road, there is a Burton and Ashby Tramcar. All of the buildings in the background remain (2024) although ...
The Drawing Office, Lea Hall Colliery, Rugeley
Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board. The two shafts were started in 1954 and sunk to a depth of 1300ft (396m). The first coal was produced in 1960, and the colliery's ...