Date:1936
Description:Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) who lived on Alliance Street before she was married. Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton. Edwin Bostock's original Stafford factory was on Foregate Street. The building was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903. In 1919 the three factories amalgamated to become Lotus. The Sandon Road factory was demolished in 1998.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Edwin Bostock's shoe factory was originally in Foregate Street, Stafford, but was ...
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by ...
Click on an item to view details for that resource
Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) ...
Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus Ltd. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee ...
Share:
Ordering:Click the button to add the item to your basket. Follow the link for further information on ordering.
Donor ref:P82.038.0005 (18/866)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.