Agricultural Show, Stone

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Date:July 1906

Description:High Street decorated possibly for Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show, which was first held at Stone in 1844. On the left are the offices of Joule's brewery. The County Show was held in Stone on 18th and 19th July 1906.

Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the purpose-built County Show Ground at Hopton, on the outskirts of Stafford.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1880s
Stone Volunteer Band,
Stone Volunteer Band,

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

1900s
Chell's Grocers Shop, Stone,
Chell's Grocers Shop, Stone,

Chell's grocers shop on High Street.

1930s
Civic Parade, Stone,
Civic Parade, Stone,

Parade of police and firemen in the 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 ...

1990s
Stone and District Rotary Club Members,
Stone and District Rotary Club Members,

District 1210.

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Image courtesy of: Brampton Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Donor ref:Borough Museum No., Ref/Lic/1/P59/196, img: 2962 (18/3333)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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