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The underpass carries footpath Stafford 56 under the M6. It was built in 1962.... (more)

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The footpath ramp was built when the M6 was built in 1962 and leads down to an... (more)

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The foot bridge crosses the West Coast Main Line (WCML) on the Queensville curve... (more)

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The Queensville curve was built in 1846 as part of the direct line to Rugby at... (more)

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The Queensville curve was built in 1846 as part of the direct line to Rugby at... (more)

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The transformer factory is the last remaining GE manufacturing plant in... (more)

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Formerly the Stafford Technical School offering classes, among others, in... (more)

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Apart from the Grade II listed college buildings on Tenterbanks, the buildings... (more)

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The street starts at Salt Road and continues north-west to Wolverhampton Road a... (more)

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The present building was opened about 2015 replacing an earlier building. The... (more)

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South Street is part of Castletown, an area of Victorian terraced housing in... (more)

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The bridge carries the West Coast Mainline over Lichfield Drive. It was designed... (more)

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Holy TrinIty Church is in the ecclesiastical and historical parish of Berkswich.... (more)

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Playground equipment stranded in flood water from the overflowing River Penk

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Rowley Grove is a quiet residential road off the arterial route of Wolverhampton... (more)

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The housing development is on the site of the Alstom generator factory. Looking... (more)

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The housing development is on the site of the Alstom generator factory. The... (more)

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The housing is part of the Burleyfield estate consisting of several hundred... (more)

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The trunk of a felled tree has been repurposed as a seat. The seat is in... (more)

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The Chetwynd Centre is a grade II listed former educational centre previously... (more)

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The front hides a history going back to the 15th century when the building was... (more)

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The view west along the High Street. It runs from Church Street to its junction... (more)

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These cottages are on The Square which bisects Main Road. The middle cottage is... (more)

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St Stephens was the family church of the Earls of Lichfield as well as the... (more)

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The footpath runs in a southerly direction with the base of the 13th century... (more)

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Flight of convex steps to 1860's door in west tower.

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A waist-high, three-armed turnstile. Early 19th century. It was probably erected... (more)

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The type K6 telephone kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880–1960)... (more)

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The image was taken the day after Monkey Forest was opened on 19th July 2005.... (more)

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The image was taken on 20th July 2005. Everything looks new. Monkey Forest... (more)

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Strongford sits on the A34 north of Tittensor. The roundabout is newly opened... (more)

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The cliffs are formed from an abandoned quarry. The quarry sits near the Colwich... (more)

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Smoke drifts from the moored narrowboats in the still morning air.

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The narrow boats are moored on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal near... (more)

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Bridge No 109 is the "last" bridge on the Staffordshire and... (more)

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Mount Zion Chapel, Great Haywood, was built in 1845 as a Congregational Chapel.... (more)

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The A51 originally ran through Great Haywood along Main Road. A bypass was... (more)

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This is now a dwelling, the post office having moved elsewhere in the village.... (more)

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This letter box is in the wall of the old Post Office, now a house, at the... (more)

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The wall stands back a few metres from the churchyard boundary on the right,... (more)

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An entrance lodge on the eastern edge of Shugborough Park. It sits at the south... (more)

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Described by Wakeling and Pevsner in Buildings of England, Staffordshire (2024)... (more)

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Eccleshall Memorial Cross is a First World War memorial dedicated in 1921 with... (more)

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The image was taken on 20th July 2005. Everything looks new. Monkey Forest... (more)

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The original hall and estate were purchased in 1624 by William Anson... (more)

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This tree is entered in the Ancient Tree Inventory run by the Woodland Trust. It... (more)

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The former quarry face is about 10 metres high. The caves are on the right.

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The fingerpost is situated at the north end of bridge 109 of the Staffordshire... (more)

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The bridge was part of a longer bridge which carried the drive from Shugborough... (more)

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