Birch Lane, Brereton, Rugeley
Birch Lane is in Brereton which at this time was more distinctly separated from Rugeley. Earlier council houses are on the left (built between the Wars) with newer ones on the right dating from the 1950s....
Brereton, near Rugeley
This colour-tinted postcard shows a view of Main Road, Brereton probably taken from the front of the church grounds. The old Castle Pub is on the left with barrels on the pavement edge. This was demolished ...
Cannock Chase
A car parked at side of road through a Forestry Commission conifer plantation on Cannock Chase. This is possibly Birches Valley at Marquis Drive, looking towards towards Rugeley.
Postcard published ...
Cannock Chase views
A colour postcard with three views of Cannock Chase.
Postcard published by A.W.Bourne, 32 Babingley Drive, Leicester.
Grocery Depot, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The Navy and Army Canteen Board Central Grocery Depot. The canteen grocery depot at Rugeley Camp, with civilian staff, many of whom were local people.
Horsefair, Rugeley
Horsefair, Rugeley looking towards The Globe Hotel, much as it appears today, although the Globe is now (2018) an estate agents' premises. The cast iron horse hitching posts at the pavement edge survived ...
Horsefair, Rugeley
A postcard view of Horsefair, Rugeley, looking towards the railway arches. Note the finger direction posts on the traffic island. At this time the north-south traffic would have passed through the narrow ...
Market Square, Stafford
A view of Market Square looking towards Greengate Street taken after the demolition of the fountain in 1934 and the creation of flower beds in 1953.
Postcard published by Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee ...
The Grand Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Grand Entrance and Armoury Tower at Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th ...
The Square, Great Haywood
This view is looking west to The Square, Great Haywood. On the right is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The original building was demolished in the 1930s and this new hotel was built on the site.
The tree ...
Tipperary Tea Rooms, Cannock Chase
The 'Tipperary Tea Rooms' stood at the junction named Harley's corner, the location of which is at the corner of Penkridge Bank and Stafford Brook Road. The sign above the door identifies the proprietor ...
Wolseley Road, Rugeley
A view of the main road between Rugeley to Stafford (the A460), here captioned as Stafford Road but actually named Wolseley Road. The avenue of Lombardy poplar trees approaching what was known as Eaton ...