Visit 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 shop on the left is 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 ...

1910s
Fred Jack's Chemist Shop, Stone,
Fred Jack's Chemist Shop, Stone,

Charabanc outing, possibly organised by Stone Traders' Association. The photograph ...

1950s
High Street, Stone,
High Street, Stone,

The supermarket with the canopy (on the right) had recently been built when this ...

1980s
Cleaning after the Floods, Stone,
Cleaning after the Floods, Stone,

In August 1987, the Scotch Brook culvert burst causing much flooding. Here two ...

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Image courtesy of: Stone Historical and Civic Society

Donor ref:Stone Hist. and Civic Soc. No., PT00316, img: 2555 (18/2933)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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