Views of Stafford
Message dated 3 Feb 1913. A compilation of views showing the Barley Mow, Milford; The Shire Hall; Dale's Shop and IsaaK Walton Walk in Stafford.
Village Green, Brocton
From Brocton Green, looking along Pool Lane. On the left (white building) is a former WW1 hut which became a home and remained until well into the 21st Century.
Published by Midland View Company, ...
Walton on the Hill, Stafford
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 Grand Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Grand Entrance and Armoury Tower at Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th ...
Talbot Gallery, Alton Towers
The Talbot Gallery at 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 began adapting an existing 16th ...
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 began adapting an existing 16th or 17th century house, Alveton (Alton) ...
Alton Towers
A view of Alton Towers from the north, across the ornamental lake.
Shot Tower, Alton Towers
The Shot Tower stands on the north-east corner of the curtain wall, built in 1842 and designed by A.W.N. Pugin. The road through the archway leads to the Grand Entrance to Alton Towers.
This postcard ...
Coach Service at Alton Towers
The 20th Earl of Shrewsbury in the driving seat of his 'Greyhound' coach, in front of Alton Towers, one of his family homes.
During 1892 and 1893 the Earl ran a daily coach service between Alton Towers ...
Ribbon Border, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Ribbon Border and gardens at Alton Towers, with the Towers in the distance. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
Shugborough Hall
A view of the west front of Shugborough Hall, taken before the attic storey of the central saloon wing was raised and a lunette window inserted in 1921-4. Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Anson ...
Railway tunnel, Shugborough
This entrance to the tunnel can be seen on the left hand side as you go up the drive to Shugborough. The tunnel is 777 yards long and it was agreed with the Earl of Lichfield that this entrance should ...
St. Thomas' Church, 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 ...
Stafford Road, Milford
the houses on the left were originally canal cottages built in 1797, these became in 1923 the telephone exchange with 90 subscribers, a newsagents, and a Post Office run by the White family. More recently ...
Stafford Road, Milford
The Main Road through Milford. To the right is a public bridleway called Lazar Lane. Lazar refers to lepers and i It is believed that there was a chapel somewhere near the end of this lane until the ...
The Green, Milford
Waiting for the bus outside the Barley Mow in 1955 with Milford Common. Postcard published by F. Frith & Co. Ltd., Reigate
The Green, Milford
View of Milford Common from Spring Hill on the northern edge of Cannock Chase. The line of the First World War military railway can be seen crossing the Common.
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 ...