Map and plans of Tutbury Castle and environs
Tutbury Castle is first mentioned in 1071, when it was transferred to Henry de Ferrers from Hugh d’Avranches. The original motte and bailey castle had probably been built around two years earlier, following ...
Motorcyclist, Chartley Castle
Edna Gains sitting on a Triumph motor cycle by the side of the Stafford to Uttoxeter road (A518), with Chartley Castle in the background.
Munitions workers at Eccleshall Castle
Munitions workers from Frobisher Hall on a day trip to Eccleshall Castle.
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton during and just after the 2nd World War. ...
Newport Road and Castle, Stafford
On the right can be seen Stafford Castle, built in the early nineteenth century on the site of a medieval castle by the Jerningham family. The construction work was poor and part of the north tower fell ...
North Tower, Tutbury Castle
The North Tower was built in the 1450s, and although ruined, still stands to its full four storey height.
Tutbury Castle is first mentioned in 1071, when it was transferred to Henry de Ferrers from ...
North Tower, Tutbury Castle
A tinted lantern slide view of the North Tower at Tutbury Castle.
The North Tower was built in the 1450s, and although ruined, still stands to its full four storey height.
Tutbury Castle is first ...
North Tower, Tutbury Castle
The North Tower was built in the 1450s, and although ruined, still stands to its full four storey height.
Tutbury Castle is first mentioned in 1071, when it was transferred to Henry de Ferrers from ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop
The Primitive Methodists held their first open-air prayer meeting at Mow Cop in 1807.
The chapel shown in this photograph was one of many around this area.
Remembering Methodism at Mow Cop
A ...
Remains of Heighley Castle, Madeley
Heighley Castle was the home of the Audley family in Plantagenet times. The remains are those of a motte and bailey castle built in the 12th century, and extended in the 13th century. It was destroyed ...
South Tower, Tutbury Castle
The South Tower was built 1442-1450 and is often known as Queen Mary's Tower. The round headed window at the top was made from old materials in the 18th century for decorative purposes.
Tutbury Castle ...
Stafford - Approach to Railway Station: sepia drawing
'Approach to the Railway Station at Stafford.' A view of Newport Road, showing a wide rutted road in the middle, with the castle in the distance. There is a three storey building on the left at the side ...
Stafford Castle
Lantern slide view of ivy-covered towers of Stafford Castle from the base of the motte. The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of ...
Stafford Castle
The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle.
In December 1643, during the English Civil War (after ...
Stafford Castle
The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle.
In December 1643, during the English Civil War (after ...
Stafford Castle
The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle.
In December 1643, during the English Civil War (after ...
Stafford Castle
The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle.
In December 1643, during the English Civil War (after ...
Stafford Castle - Near the Newport Road: pen and ink drawing
'A View of Stafford Castle near the Newport Road, Stafford.' South view showing the twin towers of the new building on a wooded hill. There are fields in the foreground. Artist: J. R. Fernyhough.
Stafford views
A colour-tinted postcard with six views of Stafford: the Castle, the Picture House, Victoria Park, Rowley Park, Newport Road, the Gaol.
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.