Date:1951
Description:Nurse Willcox, Welfare Officer, with Mrs Twissell, Head of Catering Staff, seated in the Director's Dining Room at Lotus Ltd., Stone, before the Director's Lunch. Bostock’s shoe factory on Cross Street, Stone, dated from the 1850s and was founded by Thomas Bostock. In 1871 Thomas died and his brother Edwin, who owned the Stafford factory, took on the Stone factory too. In 1919 the company was renamed Lotus Ltd. after its most popular brand. A new factory building and Lotus Hall were built in 1950. Shoe production at the Stone Lotus site ceased in 1975 and the whole factory was purchased by G.E.C. Meters in 1978. It is now the home of ABB Ltd.
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Eight canteen staff at the serving hatches at Lotus Hall, Lotus Ltd., Stone. Mrs Twissell is far left. ...
Canteen staff working at a dance at Lotus Hall, Lotus Ltd., Stone. Six women at the servery with a buffet. ...
Canteen staff working at a dance at Lotus Hall, Lotus Ltd., Stone pictured in the kitchen area. Far ...
Nurse Willcox, Welfare Officer, with Mrs Twissell, Head of Catering Staff, seated in the Director's ...
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Donor ref:P2021.019.0059 (37/46001)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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