Mr Das Gupta, Stafford Fire Brigade
This formal portrait shows Mr S.L. Das Gupta, a member of Stafford's Fire Brigade wearing formal uniform. Mr Das Gupta was a fireman under Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood's leadership in the early 1930s ...
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 ...
Mr E.J. Walker, Shippy Farm, Haughton
Mr E.J. Walker of Shippy Farm, Woodhouse Lane, Haughton, Staffordshire.
Edward John Walker was born at Haughton around 1875. In 1910 he married Ellen Moreton at St. Giles' Church, Haughton. He was ...
Mr Edwin Lawton, Stafford
Mr Edwin Lawton is pictured on his BSA motorcycle in Oxford Gardens, Stafford. Mr Lawton ran his own painting, decorating and signwriting business in the Stafford area and was also a keen motorcycle enthusiast.
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Mr F H Darrall, Brunswick Terrace, Stafford
Mr F H Darrall of 15 Brunswick Terrace keeps a watchful eye on his pet alligator, while his Mexican lizard clings to his shoulder apprehensively.
The alligator, aged between nine and twelve months ...
Mr F.B. Hill, Ashbrook Farm, Abbots Bromley
Portrait of Mr F.B. Hill of Ashbrook Farm, Orange Lane, Abbots Bromley.
Frank Berrisford Hill was born 12 May 1907 at Blithfield and is listed in the 1911 census as living with his parents, both farmers, ...
Mr Herbert Kynaston of Jervis Butchers, Stafford
Mr Herbert Kynaston aged 67 years old, is pictured at work at the Crabbery Street butchers shop where he had worked for fifty years.
Mr Kynaston was born at Wem, Shropshire, and was apprenticed to ...
Mr R. Griffiths-Jones, Home Farm, Thorpe Constantine
Portrait of Mr R. Griffiths-Jones wearing tweed jacket and trilby hat at Home Farm, Thorpe Constantine, Staffordshire. Mr Grffith-Jones was land agent for Mrs Inge of Thorpe Hall.
Robert Griffith-Jones ...
Mr R. Robinson, Maerfield Gate Farm, Maer
Robert Robinson (born Lancashire, 10 February 1892) was farm bailiff for Miss R.M. Harrison of Maer Hall at Maerfield Gate Farm, Maer, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
He married Norah Strange Ashcroft at ...
Mr S. Mayer, Orslow Manor, Church Eaton
Mr S. Mayer of Orslow Manor, near Church Eaton, Staffordshire.
Sydney Mayer was born at Warford, near Knutsford in Chashire on 29 July 1891. In 1914 he married Bessie Worthington, but she died in ...
Mr T.H. Cope, Huddlesford, Lichfield
Portrait of Mr T.H. Cope of Huddlesford Grange, near Lichfield.
Thomas Harold Cope was born on 23 March 1911 at Longdon, near Lichfield. His father Daniel Cope was a miller at Brookend Mill, Longdon. ...
Mr Thompson and the first 'Regal' Van, Drayton Manor, Lichfield
Mr Ewart Sidney Thompson seen here with the first Regal van on the north east drive entrance at Drayton Manor.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided to build his ...
Mr Vizard with his telescope, Kinver Edge
Mr Vizard was famed for his enormous telescope. It is said that he used to pay local children to carry the telescope up to Kinver Edge, where he charged visitors 'a penny a look'.
It is thought that ...
Mr W. Busby, Littywood Farm, Bradley
Mr W. Busby standing in front of the porch of his house at Littywood Farm, Bradley holding a garden fork and a double-barrelled shotgun.
William Whiston Busby was born at his father's farm, Billington ...
Mr William Ewart (Bill) Smith, Stone
Journeyman Butcher is a title not often used or heard of these days, but it implies a man who knows the meat trade from end to end. It is an apt title for Mr Bill Smith, aged 61, of 86 Newcastle Road, ...
Mr. E. A. Wilson, Uttoxeter Home Guard (1), Holly Road, Uttoxeter
Mr Wilson is seen carrying the Uttoxeter Home Guard's 'prized' Browning Automatic Rifle.
The Home Guard did not possess any weapons until 6 months after their formation. When they did receive rifles, ...
Mr. E. A. Wilson, Uttoxeter Home Guard (2), Holly Road, Uttoxeter
Mr Wilson is standing in his back garden wearing a tin helmet, service respirator and his Home Guard's uniform.
Mr. Josiah Sanders, Tinsmith, Hednesford
Mr. Josiah (Joe.) Sanders, tinsmith, inside his work shed at Church Hill, Hednesford. Josiah Sanders was born in Cannock on 11 May 1885 and died in January 1972 at the age of 86. He started work as ...