Passenger steam train, near Hednesford
A steam locomotive pulling carriages up the incline from Rugeley, past Moors Gorse towards Hednesford. Keeper's Cottage, the white building on the left, has since been demolished. The halt at Brindley ...
Penkridge from the Church Tower
A postcard view looking east from the top of St. Michael's Church tower. Stone Cross can be seen in the centre of this image, and the White Hart far left. Cannock Chase is on the horizon.
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Penkridge from the Church Tower
A postcard view looking north from the top of St. Michael's Church tower. The houses on Pinfold Lane can be seen at the bottom if this image. Beyond is Stafford Road (A449) and Bull Bridge. Two large ...
Pershall, near Eccleshall
A colour-tinted postcard view of the road through Pershall, near Eccleshall. On the left is Cromwell House. All the buildings in this photograph still stand.
Postcard published by William Shaw of ...
Post Office, Standon
Looking along Chatcull Lane in Standon. The timber-framed building in the foreground is Standon Post Office. The buildings in this postcard view all still stand although the Post Office is now a private ...
Primitive Methodist Tennis Courts, Cheslyn Hay
The tennis facilities were provided as a social benefit for the Zion Methodist Chapel in Cheslyn Hay. The tennis courts were located behind the chapel which was located in Cross Street. The chapel and ...
Providence Cottage, Slitting Mill, near Rugeley
At the time of this photograph Providence Cottage was occupied by Frank and Jane Harley. In the door way is their son Major Harley, who was born in 1887 and would have been about 14 in this picture. The ...
Queensville, Stafford
View from the Radford side of the railway bridge. Until 1838 this area was known as Spittal Brook, but was changed in honour of the Coronation of Queen Victoria. The former name was a reference to the ...
Queensville, Stafford
View from the Stafford side of the railway bridge. Until 1838 this area was known as Spittal Brook, but was changed in honour of the Coronation of Queen Victoria. The former name was a reference to the ...
Radford Bank, Stafford
This view of Radford Bank, or Hill as it was known in the early twentieth century, the view is from Stafford to Weeping Cross and shows a rural lane very different to the busy main road of today.
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Ravenhill House, Brereton
he house had been briefly unoccupied when, in March 1915, the War Office intimated that Lady Zouche had offered the house as a V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detached) Hospital to be operated by the Red Cross for ...
Rugeley views
A colour-tinted postcard with five views of Rugeley: Brook Street, two views of Cannock Chase, Horn's Pool and Lower Brook Street.
Postcard published by William Shaw, Burslem. Postmarked 10 February ...
Sandon Village
In the centre is one of the two Stafford Lodges at the gateway to Sandon Hall. The triple chimney on the left belongs to Seven Stars Cottage. The Dog and Doublet is at the extreme right-hand edge.
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Sandon Village
Looking north through the village. On the right is Seven Stars Cottage. The road leading off to the right leads to the gate to Sandon Hall.
The road junction, in the centre of the postcard, is where ...
Sandon Village
A view looking north from the village centre towards Stone.
A 'Rexatone' postcard. Postmarked 2 September 1928.
Sandy Lane, Hatherton
A group of children on their way to or from school in Sandy Lane, Hatherton.
Sandy Lane, Rugeley
A view of Sandy Lane, also known as Hednesford Road, showing the old thatched cottages demolished in 1912. They were sited between the Globe Hotel (off the picture to the right) and Sandy Lane (left). ...
School Lane, Stretton
Looking north along School Lane towards the crossroads with Lapley Lane, Stretton, near Brewood. In the foreground is the Old Reading Room which has since had a second storey added and its thatch replaced ...