Bore Street, Lichfield, in about 1900. The Dolphin Hotel is pictured here on the left. It was a 16th century timber framed building, but was demolished in 1913. On the site of the Dolphin Hotel, J.R. Deacon erected Branch No 13 of the Walsall and District Co-operative Society. In 2003 the building was Burton's menswear and is now (2016) a branch of White Stuff clothing. From the collections of Lichfield Heritage Centre.

The Wesleyan Chapel, Stafford, early 1980s. This view from Crabbery Street, looking down Chapel Street in Stafford was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. On the left is a part view of the former County Supplies (D.I.Y.) shop and in the centre is the Minister's house. Only the chapel tower still stands.

The Bratch Pump House in 1980. Built in Victorian Gothic style in 1895 as a pumping station for Bilston Water Works, it was officially opened in 1897 and stands next to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal at the Bratch, near Wombourne. It became redundant in 1986 but has since been restored. It contains two triple expansion type steam engines, named 'Victoria' and 'Alexandra'.

The demon drink - Little Aston Hall Retreat for Inebriate Men, a leaflet from about 1897 from Staffordshire Record Office. Built for William Tennant in the early 19th century, it was later the home of the Swinfen-Jervis family before becoming a Retreat for Inebriates in 1879. It has since had a large number of different owners and has more recently been converted into residential and sheltered accomodation.

Shugborough Park then and now.

Biddulph High Street in 1960. On the right-hand side is the dispensing chemists, with the District Bank on the corner further down the street. From Leek Library's collections.