Landmarks of Forsbrook parish

The memorial beside St Peter’s

The Forsbrook and Blythe Bridge War Memorial was unveiled on 6 November 1921. Robert Bridgeman and Sons of Lichfield carved a soldier standing with his rifle reversed beneath a cross. When looking at a photograph, this figure and the stepped base help identify the monument even if the inscription is hard to read.

The names are on the sides. After the Second World War eleven more names were added, including Florence Jones. For a family-history note, record the name exactly as inscribed and make clear whether the source is a memorial, a burial register or a photograph. Historic England’s detailed entry gives the location as SJ 96078 41129.

The chapel on Chapel Street

A postcard taken around 1910–25 shows the small Primitive Methodist chapel among the houses. Local people raised money for the building in 1856. The caption in Staffordshire Past Track picks it out on the left of the picture. Following the fronts of the adjoining houses makes it easier to recognise the street in later views.

Forsbrook Hall Farmhouse

The gabled porch and surviving stone window divisions distinguish this farmhouse from the brick terraces elsewhere in the parish. Its national list entry and building guide explain the features you can identify from the published photograph. For a wider view, compare the site with the road junctions on the map in the district’s heritage assessment.

The memorial and the farmhouse have separate National Heritage List entries. The chapel’s story here comes from the local photographic collection. Searching each by its particular record will take you closer to the original evidence.