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Methodist Church, Penkridge

This postcard view shows the Methodist Church on Clay Street (A449 Wolverhampton Road) in Penkridge. A red brick Wesleyan Methodist chapel was opened in New Road in 1828. A new stone chapel with Gothic ...

Meynell Ingram Tomb, Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

Interior of Hoar Cross Church. These two carved white marble effigies are Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram (d. 1871) and his wife Emily Meynell Ingram (d. 1904), who commissioned the church in memory of her ...

Monument to Sir Robert Wolseley, Colwich Church

Sir Robert Wolseley of Wolseley Hall fought on the side of the King during the Civil War; his estate was later confiscated as a result. He died of a fever in 1646 aged 59, his body being brought back ...

Moreton Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.

View of Moreton Old Hall, Congleton Road, Cheshire. Little Moreton Hall, as it is known today, is a fine example of a Tudor period timber framed moated manor house. The building is a National Trust ...

Moreton Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.

View of Moreton Old Hall, Congleton Road, Cheshire. Little Moreton Hall, as it is known today, is a fine example of a Tudor period timber framed moated manor house. The building is a National Trust ...

Morris Dancers, Lichfield

A postcard scene of a group of Morris Dancers outside the west front of Lichfield Cathedral. This postcard view was published by Alan Bates of Lichfield for a Lichfield Festival of traditional song ...

Nantwich, Cheshire. Photographed by William Blake.

Street scene taken in High Street, Nantwich, Cheshire. This row of buildings is a typical example of the half timbered, black and white Tudor architecture found in the historic market town.

National Schools, Penkridge

The title on this postcard has mis-spelled Penkridge as 'Pinkridge. It shows the National Schools on Market Square (also known as School Square). Built in 1818 by Joseph Potter and paid for by Lord Hatherton, ...

National Schools, Penkridge

This postcard view shows the National Schools on Market Square (also known as School Square). Built in 1818 by Joseph Potter and paid for by Lord Hatherton, it was enlarged in 1889 in memory of Edward ...

New Street, Cannock

A decorative carved lintel on a house in New Street, Cannock.

Norman and Saxon Carvings, Colwich Church,

Various pieces of stonework set into the wall of the vestry of St. Michael and All Angels Church. The head, piscina, and column are believed to be Saxon. The chevron mouldings at the lower end are ...

Norman Coffin Lids, Colwich Church,

Coffin slabs set into the wall of the vestry of St. Michael and All Angels Church. The 'wheel-head' pattern dates from 1200 - 1250, and the scissors and buckle could refer to the livelihood of the ...

Octagon, Alton Towers

The Octagon was built in about 1824 but was extensively remodelled by A.W.N. Pugin in 1841-1842. He increased its height and based its design on a medieval chapter house. By the 1830s it was used to house ...

Old Police Station, Leek

The old Police Station on Leonard Street, Leek. This former County Police Station is a Grade II listed building dating from 1891-2, it was designed by local architects: the father and son practice ...

Old Police Station, Leek

The old Police Station on Leonard Street, Leek. This former County Police Station is a Grade II listed building dating from 1891-2, it was designed by local architects: the father and son practice ...

Oriental figures, Market Street, Stafford

Late 18th Century ornamental figures of Chinese tea-tasters. Made from brick and tile rubble, cemented together and covered in plaster. Detail modelled in plaster on a brickwork base. Formerly on the ...

Ornamental Bridge, Hagley Hall, Rugeley

This ornamental bridge was built in the 1790s for Assheton Curzon in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley. It spans the Rising Brook as it runs from Cannock Chase, through Hagley and Rugeley to the River ...

Paine's Bridge, Chillington Hall

This classical stone bridge stands at the junction of the Pool and the Canal and is named after its designer, James Paine. It was built sometime between 1756 and 1776. The landscape park and pool ...