Coton Hill Hospital, Stafford
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as The Institution for ...
Coton Hill Hospital, Stafford
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as the Institution for ...
Dolphin Fountain, Alton Towers
The Dolphin Fountain in its own lake and adjacent to the Pagoda Fountain. This postcard view was franked at 9.00 PM on 11 August 1938 in Wolverhampton and posted to an address in Tarporley, Cheshire.
Alton ...
Donkeys on Milford Common
At the time of World War 1 the fair came to Milford Common at Easter, Whitsun and August Bank Holiday. Now it only comes in August. The same families came every year, their names were Boswell, Taylor, ...
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 ...
Edward Buckley with carved wooden chain, Heath Hayes
'Teddy' Buckley worked on the underground pumps at the 'Fair Lady' Colliery at Heath Hayes; so named unofficially by the miners of the Coppice Colliery in tribute to the owner's wife Mrs Bowring Hamilton ...
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.
English Electric Welfare Camp, Rhyl
Siemens Brothers became English Electric after the outbreak of World War 1. This postcard published by Rae Pickard Studios of Rhyl shows a group of young employees from the factory on Lichfield Road, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfield for one shilling per year. The Club house was completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. ...
Golf House, Milford
Reverse has message from their Aunt to Betty and Jack Hand, children of Richard Hand, local solicitor of Hand Morgan (now Hand, Morgan & Owen). The Club house was completed in August 1898 at a cost of ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfielf for on shilling per year.The Club house wa completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. There ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfielf for on shilling per year.The Club house wa completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. There ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfield for one shilling per year.The Club house was completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. There ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfield for one shilling per year. The Club house was completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. ...
Golf House, Milford
Cannock Chase Golf Club was formed in 1894. The Club rented land on the Chase from the Earl of Lichfield for one shilling per year. The Club house was completed in August 1898 at a cost of £1,100. There ...