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Onecote Church: sepia wash drawing

'South East View of Onecote Church, Staffordshire,' showing a classical building with a small chancel, and a nave with three windows, a plain porch and a west tower.'J. Buckler.'

Onecote Church: water colour painting

'Onecote Chapel.' West view showing a building of 18th century classical style, apparently brick with stone dressings. It has a round-headed west door and a window above surmounted by a wooden bell-turret. ...

Opening of Burton Tramways

Seven open-topped tramcars filled with passengers and decorated with bunting are lined up in Borough Road, and crowds are standing watching the celebrations. The Mayor, Cllr. A.J. Roberts can be seen ...

Opening of Sunday School, Dilhorne

Officials of the Cheadle Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, guests and children pictured during celebrations to mark the opening of a new Sunday School at Godley Brook Methodist Chapel, on Godley Barn Lane, ...

Organ in St. Luke's Mission Church, Handsacre

The organ in St Luke's Mission Church, Handsacre, associated with the parish church in Armitage. Situated in Hall Road, Handsacre, it is now a private residence named Old Church Hall. It was referenced ...

Organ tuner, Stafford

Reginald Fisk adjusting the action of the organ at St. Chad's Church, Stafford. He was reassembling it ready for consecration on 2 March 1955. Published in the Staffordshire Newsletter on 12 February ...

Oulton Abbey

The original building at Oulton Abbey, formerly Oulton House, was built by William Dent in the mid 18th century. It was inherited by his son Thomas Dent, a solicitor, in 1778. Thomas Dent sold his property ...

Oulton Abbey, near Stone

A postcard view of the south front of Oulton Abbey. The original building at Oulton Abbey, formerly Oulton House, was built by William Dent in the mid 18th century. It was inherited by his son Thomas ...

Our Lady & St Benedict Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent

The Church of Our Lady and St. Benedict in Abbey Lane, Abbey Hulton was built in 1937–8. Originally part of Birches Head parish, Abbey Hulton became a separate parish in 1941. The open land in the foreground ...

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Hednesford

The land on which the church is built was purchased in 1919-20. The first building was a wooden chapel built using resources from the disused German internment camp on Cannock Chase and labour supplied ...

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Hednesford

A postcard view of the interior of the church which was opened in 1934. This view shows one of the two transepts, each having lancet windows with a rose window above. The seating at this time was individual ...

Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Hartshill

This photograph was taken from Higson Avenue, looking across Hartshill Road. The brick built Gothic style church is attached to the neighbouring Dominican Convent and was built between the 1850s and 1890s. ...

Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel, Swynnerton,

This Roman Catholic chapel was built next to Swynnerton Hall in 1869. The architect was Gilbert Blount.

Our Lady of the Assumption R.C. Church, Swynnerton,

This Roman Catholic chapel was built next to Swynnerton Hall in 1869. The architect was Gilbert Blount.

Outline of St. Bertelin's Chapel, Stafford,

St. Bertelin's Chapel was dedicated to an eighth century Anglo-Saxon saint, who had chosen Stafford for his hermitage. The wooden chapel was replaced by a stone one on the same site in the eleventh century. St. ...

Parish chest and font, All Saints' Church, Dilhorne

The ancient chest, probably medieval, has two padlocks, with evidence that there was at one time a third. This system ensured that all of the keyholders needed to be present to access the contents. The ...

Parish Church , Eccleshall

The Lichgate, Holy Trinity Church.

Parish Church from Vicarage Fields, Eccleshall