Cooper John Kerry at work, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
John Kerry driving on the end hoop of a cask. The other end has a trussing cable around it, and around the cask's centre is a trussing hoop.
Coopering family outside the Middle Yard Cooperage, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
Three generations of cooper posed outside the Middle Yard Cooperage with a union jack still in trussing hoops behind them. On the back of the photograph is written, "Teddy, Teddy's father and grandfather"....
Cooper's night class, Victoria Road School, Burton-on-Trent
Coopers' apprentices and lecturers at the first night class for coopers at Victoria Road School.
Copeland Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Copeland Street was a hive of activity in 1928. There were many businesses on this road, including Keelings timber merchants and Samuel Allsopp & Sons Brewery. The chimney to the right of the picture ...
Copper Plate Engraving (Reverse).
Copper plate engraving with a small hole punched at either end.
The plate is engraved on both sides and is about 10cm in length.
This side shows various doodles, writings and test marks.
It ...
Copper Plate Engraving.
Copper plate engraving with a small hole punched at either end.
The plate is engraved on both sides and is around 10cm long.
This side shows engravings of young girls.
It was cut from a larger ...
Cordwainer's apprenticeship indenture, Stafford
Indenture document on parchment recording the apprenticeship of Henry Dale, aged twelve, to John Osborn of Stafford, Cordwainer.
From the Staffordshire County Museum collections.
Coronation celebration in Market street, Kidsgrove
J. Dean The Clogger is here decorated to celebrate the coronation of George VI.
Cottage Press, Codsall area
This cottage press was built in 1748. It was demolished to make way for the Codsall ring road.
Cottages, Seighford
A pair of thatched cottages in Seighford with a water-pump in front. They were demolished when new council house were built in the 1950s. The pump was shared communally and was still in use up to 1948 ...
Cratemakers.
View of a cratemaking company yard. In the foreground is the company truck and the cratemakers.
The long hazel rods used in crate making can be seen in the background, alongside some finished crates. ...
Croydon's, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph taken in 1905 from the Ironmarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme shows the exterior of a shop called Croydons on the corner of Lad Lane and the Ironmarket. The picture captures Croydon's closing ...
Cutting oats, the Allotment Gardens, Alstonefield
From left to right: Ernest Adams, Jim Bailey and Herbert Wood, holding a scythe. Mr Wood grew oats on the Allotment Gardens, a plot of land of about a third of an acre which was formerly 4 allotments. ...
Cyclists, Tittensor
This view of Tittensor shows Stone Road with the former Post Office on the right. The road was widened to make room for the A34, resulting in the demolition of the buildings on the left. The buildings ...
Cyril Bayley, 42 High street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cyril Bayley at work in the print shop of Bayley Brothers. Bayley's had been in business in Newcastle since 1867 and were printers, stationers, book-binders, and auctioneers.
D.W. Clarke & Son Ltd Department Store, Cannock
D.W. Clarke and Sons Furnishers sold everything from screws, paint and wallpaper to carpets and furniture. Here the windows advertise, amongst other things, perambultaors, mangles and sewing machines. ...
Dale's Ironmongers Shop Interior, Stafford,
Dale's shop was on Greengate Street. The sixteenth century building was first used as a shop in 1811 when Bartlem Tomlinson started his ironmonger's business there. Philip Dale was one of his apprentices. ...
Dale's Ironmongers Shop, Stafford
This building at 11 Greengate Street was a typical Tudor house (c.1500), although the building would have originally been thatched and a shop front was added in 1826.
The building was first used ...