Ranton Abbey
The remains of Ranton Abbey are situated one mile to the west of Ranton, in a private wooded park. The fifteenth century church tower still survives. The abbey was an Augustinian house, founded in the ...
Seighford Hall
Seighford Hall is an Elizabethan house to which additions were made over the years, particularly during the Victorian period.
A brick tower in the grounds was built to look like a church tower. This ...
St. Mary's Abbey, Colwich
St. Benedict's was originally a house, built by Little Haywood architect Charles Trubshaw in about 1730. Trubshaw named the house Mount Pleasant. Over the years it was enlarged and eventually sold to ...
St. Mary's Abbey, Colwich
St. Benedict's was originally a house, built by Little Haywood architect Charles Trubshaw in about 1730. Trubshaw named the house Mount Pleasant. Over the years it was enlarged and eventually sold to ...
The Village, Great Haywood
Looking along Main Road to the centre of Great Haywood village. Abbey House is just off the right hand side of this view. the Clifford Arms, rebuilt in Mock Tudor style in 1932 can be seen in the distance.
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The Village, Great Haywood
View of the north side of The Square. On the left is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The building was demolished in the 1930s and a new hotel was built on the site.
Postcard postmarked 22 August 1905.
The Abbey, Great Haywood
Haywood Abbey, or Abbey House, is a 17th century building, much renewed and enlarged during the 19th century. It stands on the corner of Mill Lane and the Main Road through Great Haywood and stands next ...
Main Road, Great Haywood
View looking towards the Square and Trent Lane. Note the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee at the entrance to Trent Lane..
Postcard publisher unidentified.
The Square, Great Haywood
This view is looking west to The Square, Great Haywood. On the right is the Clifford Arms Hotel. The original building was demolished in the 1930s and this new hotel was built on the site.
The tree ...
Canal and Locks, Great Haywood
The lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal by Trent Lane in Great Haywood, with the lock keeper's cottage on the right. This was later (until 2017) the Lock House Restaurant and Tea Rooms.
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The Square, Great Haywood
View of the south side of The Square. Note the signpost to Lichfield on the side of the Clifford Arms, and the two trees planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee at the entrance to Trent Lane..
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Trent Lane, Great Haywood
A view of Trent Lane, Great Haywood looking towards the railway bridge and the entrance to the Shugborough Estate. The cottages in this lane were built around 1800 to 1805 to house tenants and domestic ...
Canal Bridge, Great Haywood
Postcard view of the towpath alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood, looking south. The iron bridge seen in the picture carried the drive from Shugborough Hall to Little Haywood over the ...
Stafford Road, near Wolseley Bridge
Looking east along the main road between Stafford and Rugeley towards Wolseley Bridge. The Roebuck Inn (now the Wolseley Arms) can just be seen in the distance. On the left is the River Trent, with ...
St. Benedict's Priory, Colwich
St. Benedict's was originally a house, built by Little Haywood architect Charles Trubshaw in about 1730. Trubshaw named the house Mount Pleasant. Over the years it was enlarged and eventually sold to ...
German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase
The German Military Cemetery on Cannock Chase was first opened to the public on 10 June 1967.
It was established under the terms of an agreement of 16 October 1959 between the governments of the United ...
German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase
The German Military Cemetery on Cannock Chase was first opened to the public on 10 June 1967.
It was established under the terms of an agreement of 16 October 1959 between the governments of the United ...
Watling Street, Weston-under-Lizard
A view looking west along Watling Street (A5). On the right are estate cottages, Weston Park is to the left of the road.
Postcard published by Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London.