The Green Bus Co., Rugeley
The Green Bus and Co. offices and cafe in Taylors Lane Rugeley. The Bus is a AEC Regent built in 1930. It was bought by the Green Bus Co. in November 1939 from Nottingham City Transport and finally scrapped ...
The Hand and Cleaver Inn, Ranton
A multi-view postcard advertising the former Hand and Cleaver Inn at Ranton. On the reverse there is a map with directions to the Inn. At the time this postcard was published the proprietors were Mr and ...
The Home Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
These were recreational huts possibly using one of the standard sized spare huts on an available Battalion Line. They were staffed by volunteers and allowed soldiers a relaxing area in which to read a ...
The Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1920 this photograph shows the Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The busy street is awash with transport, from the old fashioned handcart on the right of the picture to the cars parked by the ...
The Lowlands, Brewood
A postcard view advertising 'apartments, teas provided and parties catered for' by John Perry of The Lowlands, Brewood.
This postcard was franked in Brewood on 27 September 1908 and sent to an address ...
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant, Armitage, Nr. Rugeley
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant was originally a 17th century timber framed building which opened as a restaurant in 1962. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was thought by many to be one of Staffordshire’s ...
The Rock House Tea Rooms, Milford
Albert and Florence May Barker purchased Rock House in around 1947. It was already an established tea room. Albert and May ran the tea room until it was sold to Gordon Boston in 1954. During this time ...
The Soup Kitchen, Church Lane, Stafford
On the left is the Soup Kitchen on Church Lane, Stafford. Advertised as the 16th century Soup Kitchen, Coffee and Eating House, it has been owned by the Sandy family for over 30 years and currently (2025) ...
The Square, Alton
View of the lower village with the Ideal Cafe on the right and the Talbot Inn to the left. The Inn was first recorded in 1827 in the parish register, when it belonged to Thomas Weston and his wife Ann. ...
The Talbot Fast Food Restaurant, Alton Towers
Barbara Pattinson is pictured operating a drinks machine in the Talbot fast food restaurant at Alton Towers.
This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
Alton Towers was the ...
The Tavern, Bridge Street, Stafford
View looking South along Bridge Street, showing 'The Tavern' public house, formerly the Baths Hotel, which had been closed and boarded up for some time when the photograph was taken. To the left can be ...
The Tiko Bake Shop and Coffee House, Sheridan Centre, Stafford
The Tiko Bake Shop and Coffee House formed part of the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years the centre was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially ...
The Upper House, Barlaston
Built in 1845 for Francis Wedgwood, Upper House later became the home of the Barton-Land family. The house was bequeathed to the County Council in 1954 as a home for the blind, and until around 2005 was ...
The Woodman , Bilbrook
The Woodman Inn stands on the north side of the Green and was in existence by 1834.
The Zetland Cafe, Market Square, Stafford
Agnes Galloway opened the Zetland Café on the first floor of 54a Greengate Street in 1910, but moved to this site at 13-14 Market Square the following year. The café closed when the owners ...
Tipperary Tea Rooms
The 'Tipperary Tea Rooms' stood at the junction named Harley's corner, the location of which is at the corner of Penkridge Bank and Stafford Brook Road.
During the First World War it had regular trade ...
Tipperary Tea Rooms, Cannock Chase
The 'Tipperary Tea Rooms' stood at the junction named Harley's corner, the location of which is at the corner of Penkridge Bank and Stafford Brook Road. The sign above the door identifies the proprietor ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
A quiet scene in Upper Brook Street, Rugeley. On the left is a glimpse of a sign for the Crown public house and on the right are several set-back shops which replaced cottages demolished in the 1930s. ...