Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood, Stafford Fire Brigade

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Date:1930

Description:Alfred Ernest Haywood (1876-1958) was born in Newcastle under Lyme, one of 14 children brought up by Alfred and Annie Haywood. The family settled in Thornton's Buildings in Cherry Street, Stafford. Alfred Ernest initially worked in an iron foundry and was promoted to Chief Officer of Stafford Fire Brigade in 1920 and served in that post until 1941 at which point it was incorporated into the National Fire Brigade. He also managed three Stafford public houses in succession: the New Inn, 27 Broad Eye 1902-1919; the Maid's Head Hotel, 39 Gaolgate Street 1919-1924 and the Bear Inn, 7 Greengate Street 1924-1929. He was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Stafford in 1948.


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1600s
Scold's bridle
Scold's bridle

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1840s
Broadsheet  - Staffordshire Lent Assizes, 1845
Broadsheet - Staffordshire Lent Assizes, 1845

A broadsheet detailing the sentences for prisoners at the Staffordshire Lent Assizes, ...

1860s
Token, J. Tasker Evans, Stafford
Token, J. Tasker Evans, Stafford

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1890s
Greengate Street, Stafford
Greengate Street, Stafford

Lantern slide view of Greengate Street, Stafford showing the Ancient High House, ...

1910s
The Zetland Cafe, Market Square, Stafford
The Zetland Cafe, Market Square, Stafford

Agnes Galloway opened the Zetland Café on the first floor of 54a Greengate ...

1930s
Fire Engine, Stafford
Fire Engine, Stafford

Stafford Fire Brigade with their Leyland fire engine. The engine is being driven ...

1950s
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford

The Polish Freedom Parade passing through Market Square, Stafford. The servicewomen ...

1970s
Charity event, Market Square, Stafford
Charity event, Market Square, Stafford

Merlin Maddock (left) and Patrick Lichfield (right) at a public event in Market ...

1980s
Market Square, Stafford
Market Square, Stafford

Pictured is one of several Midland Red mini-buses that provided a bus service around ...

2010s
Market Square, Stafford
Market Square, Stafford

A 360 degree view of the Market Square, Stafford, painted by Rob Pointon (1982-). ...

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Donor ref:AHT-017 (37/45791)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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