Essex Bridge, Great Haywood
Postcard postmarked 28 February 1912.
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 ...
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 ...
Fireplace, Ingestre Hall
A fireplace in the Yellow Drawing Room at Ingestre Hall. Ingestre Hall was built by Sir Walter Chetwynd in 1613. By the eighteenth century it had been acquired by the Talbots, who remodelled parts of ...
Flag Tower, Alton Towers
The Flag Tower stands five storeys high and and at one time served to provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside. It occupies the highest point of Bunbury Hill to the west of the house.
The ...
Forehead, Foregate Street, Stafford
Looking down Greyfriars towards Foregate Street from an area called "The Forehead". The Waggon & Horses Public house is on the right. In 1915, when the photograph was taken, Thomas Puzey was landlord. ...
Four Ashes, Brewood
Four Ashes is an area in Brewood parish named after the inn which was distinguished by four ash trees which stood by it. The Four Ashes Inn still stands on the corner of Station Drive on what is now ...
Four Crosses, Offley Brook
A view of the crossroads at Offley Brook, near Eccleshall looking along Offleybrook Lane from Bishops Offley. the white building was formerly the Four Crosses Inn.
A postcard published by E.J. Hurlstone ...
Fox & George Hotel and White Hart Hotel, Penkridge
Stone Cross, Penkridge, looking north towards Bull Bridge and Stafford. The White Hart pub stands to the right and the Fox and George (with its Lichfield Brewery Company sign) to the left. the latter ...
Free Library, Stafford
The former Borough library of Stafford, originally known as the ‘New Free Library’, was designed by the Liverpool architects Briggs, Wolstenholme and Thornely in 1912 and extended in 1962 by the Borough ...
Funeral of Bishop Anson, Colwich
The funeral of Adelbert John Robert Anson at St. Michael's Church, Colwich. The Bishop of Lichfield, Rt. Rev. and Hon. Augustus Legge officiated. The coffin was carried by six workmen from the Shugborough ...
Gamekeeper's Cottage, Brocton
The Gamekeeper's Cottage, half-way along Old Acre Lane. In 1911 Tom Lockett was gamekeeper living with his wife Annie (nee Fleet) and Annie's daughter. In the adjoining cottage lived widow Mary Nunn ...
Gaol Road, Stafford
Looking north along Gaol Road from Gaol Square. The Gaol walls and gatehouse can be sen to the right. On the left is Boon's tobacconists
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Postmarked ...
Gaol Square, Stafford
A view of Gaol Square, Stafford published by Valentine's of Dundee and London in 1934. The Card was not posted until 14th July 1942.
Gaol Square, Stafford
The Union Jack Boot and Shoe shop - 'the working man's friend' - is in the centre of this photograph. In the 1930s the building would be replaced by the Gaol Square Garage. Note the cast-iron gentlemen's ...
Gaol Square, Stafford
Postcard published by Raphael Tuck some time after 1953 as the reverse states that they supplied the late King George VI and the late Queen Mary, who died in 1953. The card appears to be one of a series ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
Looking from Greengate Street towards the Market Square. On the right-hand side is J. Hepworth & Son, gentlemen's outfitters who moved into these premises in 1911. The company moved out in 1970 and it ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
This colour-tinted postcard view was taken from the corner of Market Square and Gaolgate Street. On the left is Fowke and Sons chemists shop and on the right is Mummery's jewellers shop.
Postcard ...