Earl of Shrewsbury's State Chariot, Ingestre
State Chariots, also known as Dress Chariots, were used for court and formal occasions by royalty and families of high rank. This chariot was built in the late 19th Century by Hooper & Co. Ltd. of London, ...
Eastgate Street, Stafford
In this view there are three public houses within one hundred yards of each other. The timber framed Fox and George, standing here empty and awaiting demolition, was later replaced by Price and Webb's ...
Eastgate Street, Stafford,
The building under construction is the Borough Hall, completed in 1877. Here work is being carried out on the collapsed gable end. The Castle Inn was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Telephone ...
Eastgate Street, Stafford,
This photograph shows the results of the Council's tree planting scheme, designed to make the street more attractive.
The houses on the left are still in existence, although now they have been mainly ...
Eccleshall Pageant
A Pageant scene depicting the accession of George III. The Countess of Lichfield played Lady Anson.
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray ...
Eccleshall Road, Tillington, Stafford
A postcard view of a quiet scene looking northwest along the Eccleshall Road, Stafford.
On the left is the tree lined boundary wall and railings of Stafford Cemetery. In later years the stone wall ...
Endon May Queen
The May Queen, Miss Edna Brown, being driven to the well, there to be welcomed by the vicar. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest ...
Etruria Canal and Industrial Site. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of narrow boats on the Trent & Mersey Canal at an industrial site in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Eviction of Gypsies, Eccleshall
In 1906 there were reports of German Gipsies who had migrated from Prussia, who were travelling the country thieving and committing acts of violence. The police were called to move them out. In this ...
Excursion to Trentham Gardens
Jackson and Follick's Bakery staff outing to Trentham Gardens.
The vehicle belonged to A.T. Boult who was an undertaker and also hired out carriages for special occasions. His premises were on Eastgate ...
Factory Gate Shot, Stoke-on-Trent
This is typical of an early one-shot film – called “factory gate” shots. They’re filming workers coming out of work. This is King Street in Stoke-on-Trent and these are the railway workers coming out ...
Family group, Woodseaves area
A large family group, possibly assembled for a christening, pictured outside a shed somewhere in the Woodseaves area. Behind them, to the left, is a delivery cart. Please contact us if you can identify ...
Fancy Dress, Stafford Common,
Fazeley House, Fazeley
Pictured in front of Fazeley House, off Coleshill Street, Fazeley are members of the Rev. Robert Henry Tanner's family. In the doorway is his wife Jane (nee Warrington, and previously Hudson from her ...
Float made by Richardson's Coachbuilders, Uttoxeter
This is the last float made by Richardson & Son coachbuilders of Park Street, The Wharf, Uttoxeter.
The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright in Bradley Street, when he opened coachbuilding ...
Fog Cottages, near Rugeley
A postcard view of Fog Cottages, on the Colton Road near Trent Valley Station, Rugeley. They acquired the name Fog Cottages because the end cottage had an alarm bell installed and this was used in foggy ...
Footbridge and Ford, Stone,
Ford and footbridge on Outlanes, by the junction near to Meaford Farm.
Forresters English Timber Merchants, Leek
A massive 25 feet by 4 feet tree trunk was felled near Ludlow (possibly by Joe Hall Timber) and is being transported to Forresters at Leek by Davies Timber Merchants and Hauliers of Bucknell, Shropshire. ...