Stafford Colliery from Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph is taken from the abandoned track bed of the old Michelin railway branch line south of Sideway Old Road. The branch line connected the tyre factory to the main line which it joined near ...
Stanley Road, Stockton Brook
Looking east along Stanley road from the junction with Leek Road (A53). On the extreme left is the edge of the booking hall building at Stockton Brook Station, inn use as a shop. The Joules public house ...
Station bench and Green Man
This wooden bench once stood on the platform at Rudyard station in 1950.
The face of a 'green man' from folklore looks out from the wall.
This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley ...
Station dog Jimmy, Kingsley and Froghall
Station dog Jimmy photographed at Kingsley and Froghall station.
Kingsley and Froghall is on the Churnet Valley Line, which closed to passengers in the 1960s and to goods in 1988.
Though demolished, ...
Station Porter, Consall
Station porter at Consall wearing the uniform of the North Staffordshire Railway.
The North Staffordshire Railway operated between 1845 and 1923, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish ...
Station Road and Stoke Station, Stoke-on-Trent
A view of Stoke Station and Station Road. The Victorian station buildings were opened on 9 October 1848. All the buildings were constructed using an architectural style referred to as "robust Jacobean". ...
Station Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A rainy day in Stoke in 1928. A tradesman's van is turning left from Glebe Street into Station Road and heading for Winton Square. The building on the right is in the Jacobean style and was designed by ...
Steam Locomotive, Longton
A steam locomotive can be seen crossing over Bridgewood Street, Longton.
Steam Omnibus
Steam omnibuses operated between railway stations and villages, towns, etc.
They were slow by todays standards, having a top speed of around 20-25mph.
An omnibus like this one operated between ...
Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A view not so different from today. The picture looks towards Shelton. The potbank on the right was demolished in the late 1960’s to make way for a major road development. The A500 D-Road now runs ...
Stoke Roundhouse, Stoke-on-Trent
This is the locomotive yard at Stoke Roundhouse in Stoke-on-Trent and the men standing around the engine are likely to be locomotive engineers and company managers. If you look closely you can see that ...
Stoke Steam Shed.
The North Staffordshire Railway Company (The Knotty) built and repaired their own steam engines. A variety of tank engines are undergoing work here around 1910.
The shed was located to the south of Stoke-on-Trent ...
Stoke to Leek railway at Stockton Brook
A view west along the Stoke to Leek branch line from the short tunnel at Stokton Brook. To the right is the, now demolished, chimney of Stockton Brook waterworks, with the works roof just visible. The ...
Stoke to Leek railway line and Buller's factory near Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
The view north from Leek New Road (A53) bridge along the Stoke to Leek branch line. Buller's (later Allied Insulators) factory is to the left. Bullers factory dates from 1920 and manufactured electrical ...
Stoke to Leek railway line near Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking south west from the bridge over the railway line near Little Heakley Farm. On the extreme right hand edge of the photograph is the top of the spoil tip of Norton Colliery. The factories ...
Stoke to Newcastle railway line at King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The camera is looking along the railway line from Stoke to Newcastle just after it emerges from the tunnel at Albert Street. The photograph was taken from the top of either John Street or Wharf Street. ...
Stoke to Newcastle railway line, Stoke-on-Trent
The view west along the old North Staffordshire Railway, Stoke, Silverdale and Madeley branch line near Shelton New Road and Brick Kiln Lane, 1½ miles (2.4 km) east of Newcastle. The line opened ...
Stoke Train Station, Station Road, Stoke.
This view from Glebe Street bridge towards the station in Station Road is relatively unchanged. The buildings on the right have been replaced with the railway car park. The office building on the left ...