The Golf House, Milford
The Golf House at Milford, drawn by Horace Overton Jones who lived in Milford for a time.
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
From Brocton Green looking up Chase Road with Old Acre Road to the right. A drawing by Horace Overton Jones, son of potter George Jones who lived at Milford Lodge from 1873 until he built Newport House ...
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 ...
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 Grounds, Rowley Park, Stafford.
In 1808, the Rowley Hall estate was auctioned at the Swan Hotel and bought by a prominent local solicitor William Keen who demolished the old, dilapidated hall and built a new Regency style Hall in its ...
The Gym, St Austin's School, Stafford
St. Austin's Catholic School on Garden Street. This postcard photograph is one of a group taken between 1913 and 1915, many of which feature the young man in this image.
The Hednesford Murder
A postcard with four views of places associated with the murder of Mrs Gaskin in Hednesford in 1919. The murder of Mrs Gaskin is not Hednesford's only murder but it is still probably the most infamous.
Henry ...
The Lake, Alton Towers
A view of Alton Towers lake looking north-east towards the bridge. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl began ...
The Old Post Office, Walton-on-the-Hill
The Old Post Office, Walton. Perhaps the oldest building in the village of Walton on the Hill. From 1900 until 1987 it was lived in by members of the Woods family.
Published by W H Smith, Greengate, ...
The Terrace, Alton Towers
A postcard view looking east along the Terrace with the Conservatories on the left. At the end of the path is the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda. The gardens were created by the ...
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 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 ...
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.
Victoria Road & Stafford Station
Looking along Victoria Road towards Stafford Station. Charles Fowke, photographer, was based at his Victoria Road studio (on the left) from about 1904 until about 1937. Bertram Sinkinson was a celebrated ...
View from 3rd Wicket, River Sow, Stafford
A view looking along the River Sow towards Stafford town centre with St. Mary's Church tower in the Centre. We are unsure of the exact site, but this photograph was possibly taken from just north west ...
View of Oakamoor
This postcard view was taken looking north along Carr Bank, Oakamoor.
Vine Hotel, Stafford
The Vine in Salter Street was listed as The Saracen's Head in 1606, although it could well be dated back to before that as Le Saracin Head in 1468, either on the site or in that area. It was renamed as ...