Mannequin Parade, Lotus Ltd., Stone
Local models were used in a mannequin parade, displaying shoes, held in the Lotus Hall during the previous week, for the benefit of managers of Lotus retail shops.
This year (1956) Lotus introduced ...
Marsh Street, Stafford
Former Jen Shoes Ltd. factory on Marsh Street. Residential flats, Scott House, now occupy this site.
The company was founded when William Jennings opened a shoe and boot warehouse on Market Square ...
Miss Great Britain at Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Miss Great Britain, Yvonne Ormes, standing next to machine being operated by shoeworker at Lotus Ltd. Sandon Road, Stafford.
Photographer: Dermot Eng-Moore, Walsall Wood, Staffordshire.
Model shoes
This pair of model shoes is made from wood and represent women's laced boots from about 1900. They were probably used by the Stafford shoe manufacturer Lotus (formerly known as Edwin Bostock and Co. Ltd.) ...
Moulton's milliners,High Street, Eccleshall
Elizabeth Moulton's (nee Sillitoe) millinery shop at Cromwell House, High Street, Eccleshall. Elizabeth's mother, Helen, had a drapery business in the High Street in 1901 and Elizabeth's grandfather, ...
Mr & Mrs Dyche, Silkmore Hall, Stafford
James Dyche and his second wife Mary Hulme (born Mary Vickerstaff) pictured outside their home at Silkmore Hall, Stafford. They were married at the United Methodist Church, Gaol Square, Stafford on Christmas ...
Mr David Arnold, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
David Arnold pictured at work at Lotus Ltd.'s factory, Sandon Road, Stafford.
Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire ...
Nathaniel Barrett, Oaken Hall, near Codsall
Gilt framed oval watercolour portrait of Nathaniel Barrett (died 1795) of Oaken Hall, High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1774. He is wearing a light grey jacket with a black ribbon in his hair.
Nathaniel Barrett's wife, Oaken Hall, near Codsall
Gilt framed oval watercolour portrait of the wife of Nathaniel Barrett of Oaken Hall. She is wearing a low cut blue dress with yellow trim.
One penny token, Stafford
A copper one penny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in 1803.
William Horton (1750 - 1832) was born in Stafford and was one of the first to manufacture shoes on a large scale, ...
One penny token, Stafford
A copper one penny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in 1797.
William Horton (1750 - 1832) was born in Stafford and was one of the first to manufacture shoes on a large scale, ...
One penny token, Stafford
A copper one penny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in 1801.
William Horton (1750 - 1832) was born in Stafford and was one of the first to manufacture shoes on a large scale, ...
Oulton Road, Stone
Looking north east along Oulton Road, Stone. The first shop on the right is William Brinkley’s grocers. Further on is the junction with Cross Street and Thomas Bostock’s 1850s shoe factory, later to ...
Owen's, Boots, Shoes and Clog Makers, Forsbrook
The Owen family are pictured standing outside their shop. The shops remains, it later became a butchers and is now a dog parlour.
Photograph donated by the Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Local Historical ...
Packaging Department, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
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 ...
Packing department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Hazel Wilson (nee Simmons) is pictured packing a pair of shoes at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's ...
Packing Department, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
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 ...
Packing Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford
In the packing department the shoes were polished, wrapped in tissue paper and boxed.
This is one of a series of postcards sent to the wife of an Australian shoe manufacturer, Fred Cull of George Cull ...