Crowd Awaiting the Arrival of the Prince of Wales, Stone,

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Date:13th of June 1924

Description:View of the High Street during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.

The Prince inspected a Guard of Honour of ex-servicemen and visited the War Memorial on Granville Square.

The scout group in the photograph are from St. Michael's. They are standing in front of Fred Jack's chemist shop.


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1880s
Stone Volunteer Band,
Stone Volunteer Band,

The band was formed by Band Sergt. H. Wood from members of Stone's battalion of ...

1900s
Slater's Butchers Shop, Stone,
Slater's Butchers Shop, Stone,

Slater's butchers shop on High Street.

1950s
High Street, Stone
High Street, Stone

The shop called "Melia's" pictured on the right hand side of the photograph was ...

1970s
Air Training Corps Recruitment Display, Stone
Air Training Corps Recruitment Display, Stone

The aim of the Air Training Corps was to prepare cadets for service in the Royal ...

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