Accident at Hanging Bridge, Mayfield
Members of the public looking at the aftermath of an accident where a lorry had crashed through the parapet by Hanging Bridge at Mayfield. This was one of many accidents involving heavy vehicles unable ...
Accident at Hanging Bridge, Mayfield
Members of the public looking at the aftermath of an accident where a lorry carrying boxes of lard had crashed through the parapet of Hanging Bridge over the River Dove at Mayfield.
At around 4.00pm ...
Accident at Radford Bridge, Baswich
On the evening of 18 October 1923 a Scammell lorry belonging to McNamara & Co. Ltd., Royal Mail and general road transport contractors, crashed through the parapet of Radford Bridge into the River Penk ...
Accident at the Mill, Great Haywood
This postcard view shows the fire brigade and local people draining the mill pond by using steam powered fire engines to lower the level of the water. In the foreground men are working Shugborough Hall's ...
Accident at the Mill, Great Haywood
In March 1905 Mrs Challenor, the wife of the Town Clerk of Hanley, and her niece, were being driven across the bridge at Great Haywood Mill when their car plunged into the mill pond. The chauffeur and ...
Aftermath of the Fauld explosion
On the morning of November 27, 1944, a huge explosion took place after the accidental ignition of 3,500 tons of explosives stored by the RAF in a disused gypsum mine.
Upper Castle Hayes Farm was completely ...
Aftermath of the Fauld Explosion
On the morning of November 27, 1944, a huge explosion took place after the accidental ignition of 3,500 tons of explosives stored by the RAF in a disused gypsum mine.
Upper Castle Hayes Farm was completely ...
Aircraft incident at Mill Meece
A De Havilland Rapide aircraft is pictured after making a forced landing at Mill Meece. The eight-seater aircraft was on the way from Elmdon Airport, Birmingham to Squires Gate, Blackpool. The pilot ...
Areoplane forced landing, Fulford
On Sunday, 15 November 1931, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) flew from Windsor to Meir aerodrome, en route to open the Rosemary Ednam Memorial Hospital for Cripples at Hartshill. After safely ...
Birchenwood Collieries Rescue Team, Kidsgrove
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...
Car accident, Bon Marche General Store, Upper Tean
In about 1905 the Bon Marche shop was bought by William Henry Johnson, who had previously worked in the Tape Mill. At the same time he acquired the Quiet Woman public house, which was part of the tall ...
Car crash, Queensville, Stafford
The aftermath of a collision between two motor cars at the bottom of Queensville Bank, Stafford. The crash was between two Model T Fords, 1915 or earlier, the landaulet version may well have been a taxi ...
Crashed aeroplane, near Blithfield Reservoir
A Piper Cherokee pictured following a crash near Blithfield Reservoir.
Derailment, Stafford Station,
Diglake colliery disaster
On 14 January 1895, a terrible disaster occurred at Diglake colliery, Bignall Hill. Two hundred and sixty men and boys descended the pit that day. At 11.30am a spate of water from the old flooded Rookery ...
Diglake colliery, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme
On the 14th January 1895, 77 miners lost their lives at Diglake when an inrush of water from old workings flooded the mine. The mine was never re-opened following the disaster.
Dragging the Mill Pond, Great Haywood
The fire brigade and villagers draining the mill pond. The steam engine was from Ingestre.
In March 1905 Mrs Challenor, the wife of the Town Clerk of Hanley, and her niece, were being driven across ...
Fauld explosion crater
An aerial view of the crater at Fauld, near Hanbury.
On the morning of November 27, 1944, a huge explosion took place after the accidental ignition of 3,500 tons of explosives stored by the RAF in ...