Fire Station and Council Offices, Cannock
Looking down Church Street from the present Queen's Square traffic roundabout area, with St Luke's Church being out of shot on the left. The Old Fire station is the first building on the right with the ...
Proclamation of King George V, Rugeley
This postcard picture shows the crowds gathered for the Proclamation of King George V at 7 o’clock on 11 May 1910 in front of the Town Hall, Rugeley. George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British ...
A general view of Rugeley
This image was almost certainly taken from the north elevation of 15 Ashleigh Rd Pear Tree Estate. When the Photograph was taken, it would have been fields and farmland. The White gates on the extreme ...
High Street, Eccleshall
Looking east along High Street, Eccleshall. Behind the railings to the left is 'The Grey House'. The three-storey building on the right with the bay window is Lonsdale House. The buildings next to Lonsdale ...
District Hospital, Rugeley
The Rugeley District 'Cottage' Hospital and Provident Dispensary was built by public subscription in 1871 after the designs of W. A. Bonney C.E. and stood on Brereton Road on land donated by the Earl ...
Milking Bank Bridge, Armitage
Milking Bank Bridge on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Armitage. This is Bridge 61, officially designated Church Bridge. The track over the bridge gave access to farmer's fields so Milking Bank Bridge ...
Peace celebrations, Rugeley
Celebrating the end of World War 1 , Rugeley, with a 'Welcome Home' banner for returning servicemen.
This picture is taken in the market square with the clock tower to the right just out of shot and ...
Norton Pool, Norton Canes
Now known as Chasewater, Norton Pool was formed in 1797 by damming two streams: the Crane Brook which flowed into the Tame, and another stream flowing into the Penk, to provide a feeder to the extended ...
Chaseley Road and Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley
A view clearly recognisable today: Chaseley Road on the left joins Penkridge Bank Road, looking towards Rugeley. The current Chase Inn can be seen amongst the trees on the left. It had previously been ...
The War Memorial, Anson Street, Rugeley
The 1921 War Memorial in its original Mutton Green location on Anson Street, Rugeley. The Police station (built 1907) is on the left and the Post Office (built in about 1910) is on the right. The memorial ...
Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, Milford
The Sister Dora Convalescent Home. Royalties from Margaret Lonsdale's book "Sister Dora" were used to built the Convalescent Home at Milford. Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, was famous for her work ...
Great Wyrley Outrage
This black and white postcard shows two horses killed in the nationally infamous Wyrley Outrages of 1903-15. The two mares belonging to Captain Harrison of Harrison's Colliery were attacked in August ...
White Bridge, Stafford
The White Bridge over the River Sow. The Brine Baths and the tower of St. Mary's Church can be seen in the background. The boy in the picture is identified on the postcard as 'the son of Bally Hill'. ...
Ladder Bridge, Stafford
The Ladder Bridge spanned the River Penk at its junction with the Sow. It no longer exists although a new cycle track connecting Baswich Lane with Tixall Road has been built close to the site. The postcard ...
Ladder Bridge and River Sow, Stafford
The Ladder Bridge spanned the River Penk at its junction with the Sow. It no longer exists although a new cycle track connecting Baswich Lane with Tixall Road has been built close to the site. The postcard ...
Hednesford War Memorial
A postcard view of Hednesford's War Memorial. Note the two shells positioned at the front corners. It looks different without today's screen of birch trees behind.
It was built on land at the edge ...
Bowcroft, Penkridge
Bowcroft Cottages in New Road is a restored timber-framed range of three bays, dating from the 16th or 17th centuries.
Postcard published by A.L. Pearson and postmarked 26 April 1907.
3 Market Place, Cannock
A postcard showing the rear of 3 Market Place (Church Street), Cannock with a man and woman in doorway and Croquet hoops in the lawn. It is postmarked Cannock, 1909. This house was later Lloyds Bank ...