Old photographs of Forsbrook

Staffordshire Past Track brings photographs from the Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Local Historical Society together with material held by Staffordshire’s museums. Search the record number if a similar title brings up more than one view.

Three pictures to start with

Use the source links below to open the full catalogue records. On Past Track, opening the image lets you examine small details. Check the photographer, the date field and the museum or donor reference before writing a caption of your own.

Make a comparison from home

Choose a fixed feature first. A street junction usually makes a better starting point than a shop sign. Follow the roofline away from that point and compare the spacing of windows, chimneys and entrances. A later shopfront might disguise two earlier cottages, while an apparently familiar building might be on the opposite side of the street.

Write down the catalogue date exactly, including a range where the museum gives one. A handwritten message or postmark on a postcard could be years later than the photograph itself. If the original caption names a person, keep that identification attached to its source.

The collections retain their own image rights. Link to a catalogue record when sharing a discovery and consult the named rights holder before republishing a scan. Our article on the brook follows one village feature across several of these pictures.