The Old Mill House, Uttoxeter
The Old Mill House, Uttoxeter. The mill stood on the River Tean at what is now Cottonmill Farm.
A pen and watercolour drawing by Francis Redfern (1823-1895), cooper and historian of Uttoxeter.
The Tanyard, Cheddleton
18th century weavers' cottages at The Tanyard, Station Road in Cheddleton.
Tolson's Employees Christmas party, Fazeley
A Christmas party held by Tolson's Mill for its employees. Included in the photograph are Mary Whiffin, Anne Shelton, Brenda Easthan, Eileen Wood, Mrs Wood, Mrs Pallett, Mr Rodney, Master Eric, and Master ...
Tolson's Mill, Fazeley
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. He built ...
Tolson's Music Weavers parading at Tamworth Carnival, Bolebridge Street, Tamworth
Tolson's (Mill) Music Weavers Band, formed in 1933, can be seen here parading at the Tamworth Carnival. Miss Cissie Barker can be seen here in the centre. The shop that can be seen on the left is Joseph ...
Tolson's Music Weavers, Fazeley Parish Hall, Fazeley
Tolson's Music Weavers was formed in 1933. Included in this photograph are Rene Young, Lillian Surmans, Bob Linch, Master Eric Tolson, E. Jarvis, Ciss Barker, and Rachel Reeves. The first man to the ...
Turner family, Cheddleton
George and Mary Ellen Turner and family photographed outside their home at Fold Terrace, Cheddleton. At the back are Archie, Nellie and George Jr. Seated at the front are Mabel, George Sr., Mary Ellen ...
Upper Tean from the North West
On the right the Tean Hall Mills stand out prominently. In 1747 Messrs. John and Nathaniel Philips & Co. set up a tape manufacturing business in Tean Hall. It was to become one of the oldest and largest ...
Velvet (Fustian) Mill, Mow Cop
Fustian is a type of fabric that is similar to velvet. It is made by cutting some of the threads of cotton twill, that then stood up to produce the nap of the velvet.
View of Newcastle-under-Lyme from Clayton fields
A drawing of a panoramic view of Newcastle from Clayton, by J. Buckler. The close relation between the town and the countryside can be seen in this drawing, with livestock being kept on fields in the ...
Visit of Princess Elizabeth to Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Princess Elizabeth is here pictured visiting Enderley Mills. With her are, from left to right, the Recorder of Newcastle, Mr W Field Hunt K.C., Mr R. Bassett (Managing Director), Mrs Evanson (the Mayor ...
Wardle & Davenport's Office Block, Leek
Built in 1925, this fine building was demolished with the rest of Wardle & Davenport's huge Belle Vue Mill in the 1970s.
The silk manufacturing firm of Wardle & Davenport began in 1867 as a partnership ...
Warehouse and Registered Office, Job White & Sons Ltd., Compton, Leek
The firm of Job White & Sons Ltd. decorated their offices in Compton to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The portrait on the facing wall was a sizeable 12 feet high.
Waterloo Mills, Waterloo Street, Leek
The mills, also known as 'Broster's Mill' were designed by James Gosling Smith, brother-in-law of Mr. William Broster. The building was completed in 1894 and looks very much like Big Mill in Mill Street, ...
Wellington Mills, Leek
A view of the Wellington Mills on Strangman Street, looking along Chorley Street. Wellington Mills were built in 1853 and owned for most of its working life by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which ...
Wellington Silk Mills, Strangman Street, Leek
The mill was owned by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which traded from the premises for over a century, between the late 1860s until the 1970s. The company was the last firm in Leek involved in the ...
West Street, Silverdale
Looking south along West Street, Silverdale, towards High Street with houses on Park Road in the background. On the left is a vintage car. Photograph taken by a member of the Silverdale Community Play ...
Westwood Recreation Ground and Shirley Street, Leek
Aerial view of the area surrounding the Recreation Ground (bottom left) with Westwood Road running alongside its left-hand side, and Shirley Street (the diagonal row of houses) in the bottom right. Other ...