St. James' Church, Ogley Hay, Brownhills
St James', Ogley Hay, then distinct from Brownhills, was consecrated in 1851 to meet the needs of the expanding population. It cost £3,760, was designed by Wolverhampton architect G.T. Robinson and built ...
Convent of the Holy Rosary, Cannock
Opened in 1898 by the Sisters of the Christian Retreat, the Convent later became Lyncroft School in the 1970s and then Chase Academy in 1998, since renamed Chase Grammar School.. The Convent building ...
Pelsall Road, Brownhills
The last two buildings to the right of this delightful postcard still exist (2018). The one facing, far right, was built as the offices of Brownhills Board of Health in 1882 on Chester Road opposite the ...
Milford Village
Brocton Road looking across Milford Common towards the Barley Mow.
Postcard published by Valentine & Sons, Dundee and London, in 1936.
Milford from the Chase
Milford Common looking towards the Barley Mow from the hills on the northern edge of Cannock Chase.
Published by William Shaw, Burslem.
Sydney Fountain and Gaolgate, Stafford.
Looking down Gaolgate from Gaol Square. A fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 in memory of Thomas Sydney who was born in a house on the Square in 1805. It was donated by his wife to honour her ...
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford
The station building in this picture was constructed in 1862. On the right is the Station Hotel, originally built as the North Western Hotel on Victoria Road in 1866, to provide accommodation for rail ...
Satnall Hills, Cannock Chase
Nicholls quarry can be seen on the left, with the road leading to Lichfield centre and the Punch Bowl on right.
A 'Wyndham Series' postcard.
The Green, Brocton
The Brambles is in the centre background and Brocton Church can be seen on the centre right. This card has message on back saying "I went through this village on 30 Aug 1913."
Published by W.H. Smith ...
The Green, Brocton
Below the picture is written "Brocton Stafford, August 10 to September 16 1909." Two men can be seen at the junction with Old Acre Lane. Behind them is a sign for the Post Office.
Old Acre Cottage, Old Acre Lane, Brocton
Elizabeth Smallwood and her niece Lizzie outside their cottage in Oldacre Lane. Eizabeth was born in 1856 and Lizzie in 1888.
Old Acre Lane, 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 ...
Old Acre Lane, Brocton
The Gamekeeper's Cottage, half-way along Old Arce Lane, Brocton. In 1911 Tom Lockett was Gamekeeper living with his wife Annie (nee Fleet) and Annie's daughter. In the adjoining cottage lived widow ...
George Taylor, Foreman on the Military Railway, Cannock Chse
George Taylor was foreman of the gang who laid the military railway track from Hednesford to Rugeley Camp. He was apparently a tough character and was in charge of the Irish workers who had to complete ...
Railway to Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The "Tackeroo" railway was originally sent up Brindley Heath Road which was found to be too steep and therefore had to be diverted left up Brindley Valley which had less of a gradient. It entered what ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph taken in the early 1980's by Jake Whitehouse is in the area that is now known as Tackeroo Camp Site. During the Great War this concrete base was the floor of the Army Service Corps Ordnance ...
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 Camp, Cannock Chase
Judging by the assembly of some of the huts going on in this image it was taken early on in the development of the Camp. The military railway can be seen crossing the road, left to right going down Brindley ...