Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The military railway can be seen crossing the road, left to right going down Brindley Valley and then carrying on up Penkridge Bank Road toward the White House. There is a sidings adjacent to this line ...
Brindley Heath Hospital, Cannock Chase
This is an inside view of one of the main wards which were roughly the length of three standards huts joined together. At one end was the main corridor that linked all the main wards and principal rooms, ...
Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Brindley Heath, Cannock Chase
The Ministry of Pensions was concerned specifically with the accommodation of military pensioners of the two World Wars and from pre-1914 conflicts in hospitals and other institutions in the United Kingdom ...
Brindley Heath Hospital, Cannock Chase
The Wards, like the huts, were lined with a type of asbestos as a form of insulation. You can still find the brick bases where the stoves for heating would have stood. There were apparently three stoves ...
Brindley Heath Hospital, Cannock Chase
This is the main entrance to the Brindley Hospital Site with the admission building half way down the main roadway on the left in between the twelve wards blocks. The sign by the entrance mentions the ...
Brindley Village, Hednesford, Cannock Chase
Brindley Village was the mining village of West Cannock No. 5 Colliery and the miners and their families lived in the converted Hospital Wards and outbuildings that was once Rugeley (Brindley) Military ...
Brindley Heath Hospital, Cannock Chase
This postcard was sent by a nurse working at the hospital and she has marked with a cross where her Ward was, which was No. 11. Further down the main track you can see the flagpole which was at the entrance ...
Post Office, Slindon, West Sussex
This postcard shows the Post Office in Slindon, West Sussex (not Staffordshire). It closed in 2008.
Postcard publisher unidentified.
High Street, Church Eaton
A view looking south-west along High Street. On the left can be seen the sign for the Swan Inn.
Postcard publisher unidentified.
High Street, Church Eaton
View of the High Street, looking north-east. On the left is St. Editha's Church, built from local sandstone. The earliest part of the church is the tower, which dates from the twelfth century. The timber ...
Weston Road, Sandon
Weston Road, between Weston and Sandon, looking north towards Sandon. On the right is Lichfield Lodge and the drive to Sandon Hall. The lodge still stands but the road is now the busy A51 dual carriageway.
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The Lodges, Sandon Hall
Stafford Lodges and the gate to Sandon Hall.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building no longer ...
Sandon Hall
A view of the south front and the top of the terrace gardens.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building ...
Sandon Hall
The north front of Sandon Hall.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building no longer remains, but ...
Sandon Hall
The south or garden front of Sandon Hall.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building no longer remains, ...
The Village Club, Sandon
The Village Club was built in 1905. At the same time the Dog and Doublet, on the opposite side of the road, was rebuilt.
Both buildings were designed by Sir E. Guy Dawber and paid for by the Earl of ...
War Memorial, Sandon
Sandon war memorial was unveiled by Colonel John Ward DSO MP on 7th May 1921 and dedicated by the Vicar of Sandon. It commemorates the men of Sandon Hall Estate who lost their lives in World War I. A ...
Holly Bush Inn, Salt
The Holly Bush Inn is reputed to be over seven hundred years old and is one of the oldest inns in the county. At one time the building doubled as a Manor Court as well as an inn.
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