Shoal Hill, Cannock
Shoal Hill was a popular place for Cannock inhabitants to play, promenade and socialise. The roadside barriers, where the road surface was higher than the adjacent verges, were locally known as the ...
Shutt Hill, Rugeley
Shutt Hill is the summit of Hagley Road in Rugeley, dropping down to the Chase Inn on the right. The wall on the left is now further back to provide a footpath but the right wall still remains at the ...
Temperance Refreshment Rooms, Alton
A postcard view of the Temperance Refreshment Rooms, Station Road, Alton. The premises became known as the Ideal Café and later as the Alton Bridge Hotel.
On the left is a glimpse of the Talbot ...
The Earl’s Drive, Alton
This postcard view of the Earl’s Drive, Alton was published by William Blake of Longton. It was franked at 10.00 PM on 9 January 1937 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and posted to an address in Dorset....
The Fleur de Lis, Norton Canes
This sepia bordered postcard pictures The Fleur de Lis (or Lys ) public house at Norton Canes , called "The Luce" by locals. It was said to be a 16th Century drovers' stopping place on the London - Chester ...
The Old Cottages, Rugeley
A close up view of the timber-framed cottages that can be seen other postcard views of Horsefair close to todays Globe Island. The man near the bicycle is standing in Elmore Lane. Behind the cottages ...
The White Hart Hotel, Alton
This postcard view of the White Hart Hotel, High Street, Alton was franked at 2.00 AM on 21 June, 1910 in Stoke on Trent and posted to an address in Hanley.
Top of Market Street, Hednesford
Save for the style of lighting and the road markings, this postcard view was little changed from that of fifty years earlier. Eskrett Street is midway on the left with the Progressive Working Men's Club ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
A postcard view of Upper Brook Street looking from Brook Square. The shop on the left corner is Pascoe's newsagents and stationers business. They are advertising photographic materials in the window, ...
Views of Cannock Chase
A composite postcard picture with five vews of Cannock Chase: Cross Ways, Pottle Pool; Dutton Mills falls (Dutton's Pool at Slitting Mill is now more commonly known as Horns Pool. The water fall below ...
Watling Street, Cannock
Looking towards Four Crosses on Watling Street near Cannock, now the A5. This view is now virtually unrecognisable as it is now Longford Island. An entrance to the grounds of Longford House is visible ...
Wolseley Road, Rugeley
A view of the main road between Rugeley to Stafford (the A460), here captioned as Stafford Road but actually named Wolseley Road. The avenue of Lombardy poplar trees approaching what was known as Eaton ...