Drawbridge, Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Drawbridge or East Entrance to Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl ...
Eccleshall Castle
The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in ...
Eccleshall Castle
The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in ...
Eccleshall views
A postcard showing five views of Eccleshall: the Castle, the Parish Church, Stone Road and two views of the High Street. It was published by William Shaw of Burslem.
Eccleshall views
A postcard with three views of Eccleshall: the Castle, the Parish Church, and High Street. It is postmarked 4 July 1929.
Eccleshall views
A postcard with five views of Eccleshall: the Parish Church, two views of High Street, Church Street, and the village School. published by the Doncaster Rotophoto Co. Ltd.
Eccleshall views
A postcard with five views of Eccleshall: Johnson Lodge, two views of the Castle, Stafford Street and High Street.
Edwin Bostock & Co. Ltd, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton. Edwin Bostock's ...
Edwin Bostock & Co. Ltd, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
The Lotus Shoe Factory on the Sandon Road. Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem
Elford Hill, Eccleshall
The Maypole public house is now named the Blue House. It was known locally as the 'Old Conkers' due to the chestnut tree nearby. The building is now a private residence. The village maypole can be seen ...
Elizabethan cottage, Horsefair, Rugeley
Rugeley would once have had many timber-framed cottages, most of which were lost in the extensive fires of 1646 and 1708. This thatched cottage stood in the site now occupied by James Furnishers. On ...
Empress Theatre, Penkridge Bank, Cannock Chase
The Empress Theatre and Cinema was sited on Penkridge Bank. It was built to cater for the soldiers stationed at Rugeley Camp and Brocton Camp. The manager was Mr. Cook.
Entrance Hall to Brocton Hall Golf Club
Brocton Hall was bought from Mrs Mary Chetwynd to develop an 18 hole golf course in the grounds. The original golf course was on Cannock Chase at MIlford. The original club house built in 1898 was ...
Entrance to Cannock Park
The gates and brick pillars and the tree-lined avenue leading to the Pavilion in Cannock Park. The original gates and pillars have since been replaced.
Postcard in the 'Teesee' Series', published by ...
Essex Bridge, Great Haywood
There has been a bridge crossing the River Trent at Great Haywood since the sixteenth century. It was rumoured that the bridge was built by the Earl of Essex, to allow Queen Elizabeth I to visit him at ...
Essex Bridge, Great Haywood
Postcard postmarked 18 July 1906.
Essex Bridge, Great Haywood
There has been a bridge crossing the River Trent at Great Haywood since the sixteenth century. It was rumoured that the bridge was built by the Earl of Essex, to allow Queen Elizabeth I to visit him at ...
Essex Bridge, Great Haywood
There has been a bridge crossing the River Trent at Great Haywood since the sixteenth century. It was rumoured that the bridge was built by the Earl of Essex, to allow Queen Elizabeth I to visit him at ...