Market, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide view of the market place in Burton upont Trent, with the old Town Hall to the left. The Town Hall was built in 1773 and demolished in 1884.
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May Fair and Cattle Market, Stafford,
Annual fairs had two sides - trade and pleasure. People would travel from a wide area to visit the fairs, which often filled the town's main streets. Henry III granted Stafford's first annual fair in ...
May Fair, Market Square, Stafford
Stalls and a strength-testing machine at the May Fair in Stafford's Market Square, with Market Street in the background.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ...
Maypole dancing, Longnor
Maypole dancing on Market Day in Longnor. A brass band can be seen in the crowd to the left. In the background is the Market Hall built by Sir John Harpur Crewe in 1873 and to the right is the Grapes ...
Memorial Grounds, Burton-on-Trent
View showing St. Modwens Church and Market Place in the background. The War Memorial was built in 1923, and was listed Grade II c1990.
Memorial Service Parade, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide view of a parade of civic dignitaries in Market Place on the occasion of the Memorial Service following the death of King Edward VII. St. Modwen's Church can be seen in the background.
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Meynell Hunt in Abbots Bromley
The Meynell Hunt's whipper-in with other huntsmen and hounds passing through Abbots Bromley. In the background can be seen the 17th century Butter Cross and the timber-framed Goat's Head public house....
Military Band, Stafford,
Military brass band performing in the Market Square.
Nantwich, Cheshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken in High Street, Nantwich, Cheshire. This row of buildings is a typical example of the half timbered, black and white Tudor architecture found in the historic market town.
New Guildhall and Market, Stafford,
The original Guildhall was built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. By the 1930s a new police station was needed and one was constructed ...
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford
At the end of the First World War, when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (NZRB) left the military camp on Cannock Chase, there was a farewell presentation and a parade through the streets of Stafford.
In ...
Newcastle market, High street, Newcastle
The market at Newcastle can be traced back to 1172. Originally the market was held on a Sunday, which was the best day to attract people who worked a six day week. In about the 13th century the Ironmarket ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme - Market Square: sepia wash drawing
'The Market House at Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.' North east view showing a Georgian building of five bays, with a clock turret and a row of houses behind. There is a lamp pillar to the left.'J. ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme - 'St. Giles the Abbot' (Old Church): sepia drawing
'View in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.' Showing the church viewed from the Market Place on the east side, with the circular apse and the tower behind. There is also a pillar lamp holder visible ...
Octocentenary Celebrations, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter which gave Newcastle-under-Lyme its status as a Borough. A carnival was held to celebrate the ...
Old Town Hall, Burton upon Trent
A lantern slide view of the old Town Hall. It was built in 1773 and demolished in 1884 and stood on Market Square.
Copyright: Burton Library.
Old Town Hall, Burton upon Trent
A lantern slide view of the old Town Hall. It was built in 1773 and demolished in 1884 and stood on Market Square.
Copyright: Burton Library.
Old Town Hall, Burton upon Trent
A lantern slide view of the old Town Hall. It was built in 1773 and demolished in 1884 and stood on Market Square.
Copyright: Burton Library.