Milford Chase, cannock Chase
A postcard showing Spring Hill near Milford.
The Golf Links, 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 ...
The Green, Brocton
Three Cottages overlooking Brocton Green. The cottage furthest away from the camera in the row was also a shop run by widow Mrs Prudence Hocknell, born 1873. Apparently she sold most things but was ...
Station Road, Milford
The River Sow, the boundary between the parishes of Berkswich and Tixall. Looking towards Milford with the railway bridge in the distance.
Published by W.H. Smith & Sons, Stafford.
Springslade Lodge, Cannock Chase
Springslade Lodge is situated on Camp Road. Today it provides a tea room, play equipment for children and a camp site.
A track opposite leads to the Katyn Memorial. In 1940 4,500 Polish men were murdered ...
Station Road, Milford
The road climbs gently up over the Trent Valley Railway Line which opened in 1847. The bridge over the railway line was opened in 1896. Before this date there was a level crossing. Station Road is ...
View of Milford from the Hills
View from the hills above Milford Common, looking towards Shugborough's Stafford Lodges and Station Road (now Holiford Road).
Published by William Shaw, Burslem Posted 5 August 1918
The Village, Milford
Looking towards Stafford from Milford Common. The Barley Mow can be seen behind the trees in the centre and Jinney Alderson's cottage is just visible on the left.
Published by MSS
The Village, Walton on the Hill
Looking towards St Thomas's Church, Walton on the Hill. The Church was consecrated on 22nd December 1842. Built on land donated by the Earl of Lichfield it was designed by Thomas Trubshaw and cost £753 ...
The Village Walton on the Hill
The spire of Walton Church in the centre distance. Message written 5th April 1912 by a guest at Walton Bury, home of the Allsop family.
The Green, Milford
The message on the reverse is addressed to a friend from A.E. Higinbotham. The 1911 Census reveals a Mrs Annie Elizabeth Higinbotham living at the Trumpet Inn, Radford Bank, Stafford with her son an ...
The Snipe Pool, Milford Chase
The Snipe Pool below Spring Hill, Milford. This postcard image shows a much larger pool than is evident today.
The Green, Brocton.
Brocton Green showing a poster advertising Whit Monday Dance.
Published by Landscape View Publishers, Market Harborough, at the same address Midland View Company
The Village, Walton on the Hill
Looking towards St Thomas's Church, Walton on the Hill. The Church was consecrated on 22nd December 1842. Built on land donated by the Earl of Lichfield it was designed by Thomas Trubshaw and cost £753 ...
Chase Road, Brocton
Looking up Chase Road from Brocton Green with Pinfold Cottage on the left and Old Acre Lane going off on the right.
Postcard published by Midland View Company, Market Harborough.
Chase Road, Brocton
In 1917, Sir Arthur Grant, Commandant of the German PoW Camp on the Chase, wrote in his diary that he had a very nice bungalow situated just outside the wire and he said "With the most glorious view ...
Chase Cottage, Brocton
Cottage in Brook Lane, Brocton. Message is an invitation to tea on Wednesday. In 1911 the cottage was the home of John Edward Morgan and his wife Maria. John worked as an engine stoker. The postmark ...
Novelty Postcard, Milford
A postcard with the captions "Our B'hoys:- all leave suspended" and "Thumbs down". Sent from Emma to a soldier in Lincoln Regiment saying they had visited Milford for the day but hoped he would be home ...