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 ...
Lower Brook Street, Rugeley
Lower Brook Street in Rugeley looking north towards the Town Hall. On the right is William Crompton's bootmaking and shoe shop. Next door is Hunter's Provisions and Tea Dealers' shop.
On the left ...
Lower Brook Street, Rugeley
A colour-tinted postcard view of Lower Brook Street in Rugeley. At the time of this photograph it was the main road through Rugeley until Western Springs Relief Road by-passed the town centre in 1956. ...
Main Road, Great Haywood
Looking along the Main Road, from close to the Square, away from the centre of the village towards Tolldish.
Postcard published by R.W. Dawson, Bridge Street, Stafford. postmarked 7 December 1911.
Market Place, Cannock
The Crown Inn was originally built around 1700. The Indoor Market can be seen beyond. Both buildings were demolished in 1962 and replaced with a row of shops.
Market Street, Hednesford
A busy scene on Market Street, Hednesford. The building with the diamond-shaped windows on the left hand edge is the Electric Palace. Built as a roller-skating rink in 1910, its maple wood floor was ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Postcard view taken from the bottom of Church Hill. The shop in the right foreground was George Blagg and Son, Ironmongers since the 1870s, which finally closed its doors in 2003. It had a yard and warehouse ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Looking south-east along Market street, Hednesford. This Valentine's Series postcard photograph has been coloured by the 'Crystoleum' process with an added picture frame effect. Note the wrought iron ...
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, near Hednesford
In this colour-tinted postcard view the main road appears to be un-metalled. The workers' cottages can be seen behind the Pumping Station.
Postcard published by J. Bird, Hednesford.
Moors Gorse Pumping Station, near Hednesford
Moors Gorse Waterworks are mid-way between Hednesford (to the right) and Rugeley. The track crossing the road is Marquis Drives heading towards Wandon. This view was taken from what would later be known ...
New Penkridge Road, Cannock
The building on the left of this post card view is Walhouse School. Adjoining it is the teacher's house, built in 1828 by Mrs. Walhouse of Hatherton Hall, in New Penkridge Road, Cannock. Here she educated ...
Old Penkridge Road, Cannock
The very smart gentleman in bowler hat, overcoat and with a cane posing for the photograph is possibly Harry Withington, proprietor of 'The Cannock Advertiser' newspaper. The card bears 'Withington Series, ...
Old Toll House, near Cannock
Situated on the Cannock to Penkridge road with Cocksparrow Lane to the right, the toll house, built in about 1840-50 would originally have had a barrier across the road. It was demolished in about 1956. ...
Pottal Pool, near Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This postcard view shows what is now the main A34 Cannock to Stafford Road disappearing into the distance. The Penkridge to Rugeley Road comes from the left and onwards to Rugeley Camp. The junction ...
Rugeley Road, Cannock Wood
A black and white postcard view of Rugeley Road looking towards Cannock Wood. Note the cattle in the road.
Rugeley Road, Hednesford
This colour-tinted postcard view was taken on the Rugeley to Hednesford road, probably approaching Keeper's Cottage from Hednesford. The male cyclist posing for the photograph has a bicycle with dropped ...
Rugeley Road, Hednesford
Soldiers on horseback approaching Keeper's Cottage, from the direction of Rugeley. There are four soldiers on horseback on the incline. A plume of smoke from the waterworks at Moors Gorse can be seen ...
Sandy Lane, Rugeley
A view of Sandy Lane, also known as Hednesford Road, showing the old thatched cottages demolished in 1912. They were sited between the Globe Hotel (off the picture to the right) and Sandy Lane (left). ...