Tag: Staffordshire History

The current Sheriff of Lichfield, the Reverend Ian Hayter, will help to launch a novel, set in 17th Century Lichfield, which features a distant predecessor. Written by Ian Walford, the starting point of ‘Mad, Bad or Good?’ is the martyrdom in 1612 of Edward Wightman. His execution, burned at the stake in the Market Square, was […]

Richard Albanese’s recent visit to Sandfields Pumping Station celebrated one of Britain’s rare surviving Cornish engines. Plans to restore it to working order promise to keep the spirit of Victorian engineering alive for future generations.