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Alton Towers, Novelty Postcard

This 'Moving Pictures' novelty postcard contains several views of Alton Towers, one of which, the "T" Room, is shown in the inset viewer on the left. The “T” Room forms part of a series of views that ...

Alton Village

A quiet scene in Alton near to the junction of Cheadle Road, Horse Road and Knight Lane looking north. This postcard view was published by William Shaw, Burslem.

Ancient High House, Stafford

View of the Ancient High House on Greengate Street, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. King Charles I stayed here in September 1642, whilst on a recruiting drive during the Civil War. His nephew, Prince ...

Ancient High House, Stafford

A view of St. Mary's Passage, Stafford looking towards Greengate Street with the timber-framed Ancient High House prominent. William Albert Marson owned a high class family grocer's shop, established ...

Ancient High House, Stafford

View of the Ancient High House on Greengate Street, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. King Charles I stayed here in September 1642, whilst on a recruiting drive during the Civil War. His nephew, Prince ...

Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford

The Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford viewed from Market Street. It was built in 1831 by Edmund Peel of Tamworth, son of Sir Robert Peel of Drayton Manor and brother to Robert, sometime British Prime Minister. ...

Anson Street, Rugeley

A postcard view of Anson Street, Rugeley with many schoolchildren posing for the photograph. They may have been pupils at the Grammar School which was at the far end of this road. The houses on the right ...

Armistice Day 1918, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

A German Prisoner of War is hoisting the Union Jack on the YMCA Hut ,which is probably one of the two along Penkridge Bank Road. A large number of the PoWs were sent out to do work in the area to undertake ...

Army Service Corps Field Bakery, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The Sergeant looks rather strict as he supervises the Army Service Corps Field Bakery Ovens which are on the left of the photograph; the individual chimneys of the ovens are out of shot. All the bread ...

Army Service Corps Field Bakery, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The Army Service Corps were instrumental in keeping the Army supplied with all its needs during the War. Here troops are being trained to bake bread in the "field" either using the Stick Oven (the brick ...

Army Service Corps menu card, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

A farewell dinner menu card. The 240th Company of the Royal Army Service Corps was formed in February 1915. They served as 39 Reserve Park and remained at home (on Cannock Chase), although it had originally ...

Army Service Corps, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

The cap badges seem to indicate that these troops beloned to the Army Service Corps which were based in the area of Rugeley Camp currently called the "Tackeroo" Camp site.

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley

Bagot Street looking rowards the Market Place. On the right is Church House, on the corner of Church Lane and Bagot Street. Church House is a timber-framed building on a brick plinth, built in 1619 as ...

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley

A view of Bagot Street looking east towards the village centre. On the left is the Bagot Arms public house advertising Ind Coope ales. In the distance to the right is the tower of the parish church ...

Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley

Bagot Street looking rowards the Market Place. On the right is Church House, on the corner of Church Lane and Bagot Street. Church House is a timber-framed building on a brick plinth, built in 1619 as ...

Bandstand and Bowling Green, Cannock

A very early postcard where the message and picture is on the same side; the address only being on the reverse. This style of postcard became obsolete when divided back cards were introduced in Great ...

Bank Street, Heath Hayes

A view of Bank Street, Heath Hayes with what are now numbers 77, 79 and 81 Bank Street on the right. The houses are now rendered in white, but the doors and windows of the two left-hand buildings can ...

Banquet Hall, Alton Towers

A postcard view (looking north-east) of the Banquet Hall taken around 1927 when it was in use as a refreshment room. Over the years this room was also known as the Great Dining Room and the Dining Room. ...