'Yeti' Costume, Stafford Pageant,

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Date:1920 - 1929 (c.)

Description:Yeti costume with Lotus Shoes collecting tin photographed on Greengate Street. The spire on the left belonged to the Royal Brine Baths; the gable end on the right was part of the Baths Hotel.

The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made for Stafford General Infirmary.


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1860s
Greengate Street, Stafford,
Greengate Street, Stafford,

Note the cattle tethered by the Swan Hotel, whose sign can be seen clearly in the ...

1890s
Greengate Street, Stafford,
Greengate Street, Stafford,

23 Greengate Street, Stafford. This house has now been demolished. It stood opposite ...

1900s
Greengate Street, Stafford
Greengate Street, Stafford

The Gothic building on the left was the District Bank, completed in 1907. Inside ...

1920s
Bridge Street Fire Station, Stafford,
Bridge Street Fire Station, Stafford,

The fire station was built in 1885 at the junction of Greengate Street and Bridge ...

1940s
Chetwynd House, Stafford,
Chetwynd House, Stafford,

Chetwynd House was built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd ...

1960s
Folk singer Noel Murphy at the Cygnet Folk Club,
Folk singer Noel Murphy at the Cygnet Folk Club,

Noel Murphy performing at the Cygnet Folk Club. The Cygnet Folk Club was based ...

1980s
Henry Venables Ltd lorry at the Stafford Pageant,
Henry Venables Ltd lorry at the Stafford Pageant,

Henry Venables Ltd lorry driving along South Walls whilst taking part in the Stafford ...

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Image courtesy of: William Salt Library

Donor ref:William Salt Library No., (album), img: 941 (18/1418)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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