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 ...
Dead horses outside the slaughterhouse, Great Wyrley, Cannock
Display of casks and tubs at Victoria Road School, Burton-on-Trent
These casks and tubs were produced by apprentice coopers at the local breweries.
Domestic servants and outdoor staff, Shugborough Hall
Formal photograph of domestic and outdoor staff pictured outside the kitchens at Shugborough Hall. The kitchen and laundry staff wear white dresses.
On the left a blacksmith (believed to be William ...
Domestic servants at Shugborough,
Janet, 2nd Laundry Maid, and George Ferneyhough, Carpenter and Odd Job Man, standing on the Laundry drying green at Shugborough.
The drying green is now the site of the restaurant at Shugborough.
Donkeys at Dovedale
Dovedale has long been an attraction for tourists and day trippers. Seen here are three donkeys available for rides near the waterfall at the entrance to Dovedale.
Dust Extraction Equipment. Photographed by William Blake.
Exhibition stand showing dust extraction equipment made by W.E. Browning & Co., Leytonstone.
Dwyer's Bakers Van, Rocester
John James Walker (1873-1938) is on the left, with Ezra Woodward on the right holding the large pork pie. The name of the boy sitting on the shafts is not known. John worked as a baker for Andrew Dwyer ...
E.B. & W.R. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
E.B. & W.R. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, at the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the business to produce ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
Mr Chapman at the beam, using a fleshing knife to remove excess flesh from the skin before tanning and curing, an unpleasant job. E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, at the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, at the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the business to produce sheepskins. ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
General view of the finishing shed at Chapman's Sheepskin Works, the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
Mr Chapman checking drying skins at E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
Mixing the dye at E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works at the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the business to ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
Using the combing machine at E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the ...
E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury
Women using the fluffing machine at E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned ...
Earl of Shrewsbury of Ingestre and Alton Towers
Pictured in the driving seat of a Sporting Break and a team of four horses is Major Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl Talbot and 20th Earl of Waterford (1860-1921) ...
Edge iron tool. Finishing department, shoe manufacturing
Edge irons are used to set the edge of the sole, to smooth it and imprint a desired shape on it. This process is done by running the heated tool, under pressure, along the edge of the leather sole and ...