Tagg's Passage, Stafford
Tagg’s Passage viewed from White Lion Street, Stafford.
All of the buildings in the centre remain (2026) although the tall chimney has since been demolished. In the background there is a glimpse of ...
Gothic Cottage, Stafford
Viewed from White Lion Street, the white building is Gothic Cottage.
Gothic Cottage is a Grade II listed building dating from 1840 – 1842. At the time of the photograph it was known as No. 132 Lichfield ...
Old Reid's Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford
A pen and watercolour drawing of Old Reid's Cottage which stood at the Hough on Lichfield Road, Stafford and was demolished in the 1880s.
Artist: W. Allen.
It has been suggested that tramlines from ...
Normacot Post Office, Longton
G. Colley's shop, Normacot Post Office at 75 Upper Normacot Road.
The below information was kindly provided by Malcom Williams.
The pillar in the left foreground belongs to a building on the corner ...
Giffard House, Wolverhampton
Giffard House, 51, North Street, Wolverhampton, is a Grade II* listed building. It was originally a town house dating from 1727 – 1729, built for the Giffard's of Chillington Hall, to be used as a Roman ...
Gothic Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford
Gothic Cottage pictured on the corner of Lichfield Road and White Lion Street, Stafford.
This Grade II listed building was built as a house in 1840-42 on the site of Castle Church Parish's Workhouse. ...
Idlerocks, Moddershall
Idlerocks is a large brick-built Victorian house overlooking Moddershall which was built in about 1896 for Godfrey Wedgwood (1833-1905) of the pottery manufacturing family. A small proportion of the ...
Leyland fire engine, Stafford
The below information was kindly provided by Paul McCafferey:
Contrary to her DVLA registration document, JRE 294 is not a Leyland Hippo. “Eveline” is a unique and historically significant vehicle, ...
Congreve Manor Farmhouse, near Penkridge
Congreve Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed red-brick building incorporating an early 18th century farmhouse, and extended in about 1930. The granary and barn to the right are also subject to the listing....
Railway Viaduct, Penkridge
This viaduct was opened in 1837 and carries the Grand Junction Railway over the River Penk. It cost £6,000 and the contractor was Thomas Brassey. Each of the seven arches has a 30 foot span and is 37 ...
Bell Inn, Haughton,
The Bell Inn may have originally been called The Blue Bell Inn. It was known by this name in 1796 but has mostly been known as The Bell. It is thought originally to have been a farmhouse. At the time ...
Advertisement, W.H. Smith, High street, Stone
Advertisement title: Pay a visit to W.H. Smith & Son’s Library
“You can borrow new and recent books from the shelves for sixpence a week and only threepence for older ones. For fine novels, light romance, ...
Norman Chapel at Dosthill, Tamworth
The Grade II* listed Norman Chapel on Church Road, Dosthill, viewed from the north east.
The Chapel probably dates from the 12th century with around 17th century and later alterations. Originally ...
The Bridge Tavern, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield
This photograph is thought to show William Whatkiss the publican of the Bridge Tavern between about 1901 and 1915, pictured here in front of the Tavern, possibly with his wife Harriett and daughter Ethel ...
The Bridge Tavern, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield
This photograph is thought to show William Whatkiss who was the publican of the Bridge Tavern between about 1901 and 1915. William and his family are seated on the front row near the centre of the group ...
Blast furnaces, Corngreaves Iron Works, Cradley Heath
Blast furnaces at Corngreaves Iron Works, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath. The British Iron Company set up its ironworks at Cradley Heath in 1825. By 1860 there were six blast furnaces on the site and ...
Spital Chapel of St James, Tamworth
Spital Chapel is a Grade II* listed building accessed by gated footpaths from Wigginton and Ashby Roads.
It is believed that it was a Chantry Chapel built by Philip Marmion in the 13th century and ...
Home Farm, Little Onn, Church Eaton
Located off Stables Drive, near Little Onn Hall.