Forebridge Lock-up, Stafford
The lock-up on Lichfield Road dates from the early eighteenth century. It was built from stone taken from the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel which once stood on this site.
Lock-ups were used ...
Forebridge Lock-up, Stafford
The eighteenth century Forebridge Lock-up in Stafford was used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants. It was demolished and re-erected near to its original site in 1976, to make way for the ...
Crown Forge, Stretton, near Penkridge
Forge Cottage and Crown Forge on Watling Street (A5) at the junction with The Avenue at Stretton, near Penkridge. The single story building on the right was the smithy which was still in use in 1987 when ...
Forebridge Lock-up, Stafford
Forebridge Lock-up pictured during maintenance and repair work in August 2026.
The lock-up on Lichfield Road dates from the early eighteenth century. It was built from stone taken from the medieval ...
St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Penkridge
A view from the south of St. Michael and All Angels' Church which dates from the 13th century, and also has Decorated and late Perpendicular features. It was a Royal Collegiate Church, but the collegiate ...
Butterhill Farm, Coppenhall
Butterhill Farm, Coppenhall was built in 1832. At the time of this photograph the farmer was Eric Stubbs.
New Buildings Farm, Apeton, Church Eaton
New Buildings Farm at Apeton, a hamlet just north of Church Eaton. It stands on the corner of Jolt Lane and the lane which leads to Bradley.
Bellfield Farm, Apeton, Church Eaton
Bellfield Farm, which stood on Church Eaton Road at Apeton, just north of Church Eaton. The house was damaged by fire in 1971 and had been demolished and replaced by a new farmhouse by 1974.
Italian Attendees at the Unveiling of the Fauld Explosion Memorial
This group of military and civilian Italian visitors are pictured beside the newly installed memorial to the Fauld Explosion, which occurred on November 27, 1944. They have just attended the special remembrance ...
Italian Liaison and RAF Officers at No 16 Maintenance Unit (RAF Stafford)
This group portrait shows Italian liaison officers from the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and their RAF counterparts, based at No.16 MU RAF Stafford.
Standing on the right-hand end is Angelo ...
Crown Inn Farm, Stretton, near Penkridge
Crown Inn Farmhouse on Watling Street (A5) at Stretton, near Penkridge, built in the late 18th or early 19th century. The road on the left is The Avenue.
Owned by the Monckton family of Stretton Hall, ...
Doveleys, near Denstone
The Doveleys estate was acquired around 1831 by Sir Benjamin Heywood (1792-1863), a Manchester banker, and later given to his son Sir Thomas Percival Heywood (1823-1874). Thomas Percival replaced the ...
Charabanc outing to the British Empire Exhibition, London
Mossfield Colliery workers are pictured in 1924 on a charabanc during their visit to the British Empire Exhibition, which was held from 1924 to 1925 in Wembley Park, London. The vehicle’s maximum speed ...
School Class, Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
This school class photograph was taken at Queen Street School, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent in 1924.
Among those in this class group are Harry Walton aged 7, he is the boy with a fringe on the 2nd row from ...
Harry and Ethel Walton, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Harry Walton poses for the camera with his twin sister Ethel.
Harry and Ethel are pictured wearing their ‘Sunday Best clothes’ alongside a jardinière and stand on the left and a dolls pram on ...
Ingestre Hall and Church
Viewed from the west, Ingestre Hall and the church of St Mary the Virgin.
The Grade II* listed Hall was built by Sir Walter Chetwynd in 1613. By 1767, it had been acquired by the Talbots, who had parts ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
A postcard view looking east along the main road (A53) through Longsdon, near Leek. In the middle distance can be seen the New Inn standing at the junction with Micklea Lane, which heads off to the right. ...
The New Inn, Longsdon
The New Inn stood on the corner of the A53 main road through Longsdon, and Micklea Lane which heads off to the right. The New Inn dated back to at least 1817 and closed in 2008. It stood empty and derelict ...