North Staffs Hunt meet at the Rectory, Whitmore
This postcard view shows the North Staffordshire Hunt meeting at Whitmore Rectory, near Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Hunt had a wide following from the landowning families, their tenant farmers and industrialists ...
Omnibus with Driver and Groom, Ingestre,
Omnibus at Ingestre with horses, driver and groom.
Oulton Cross, Stone,
A view of some of the large Edwardian villas which stand on Oulton Road, close to Alleyne's School.
Pageant Parade, Eccleshall,
Parade seen on High Street, possibly celebrating George V's Silver Jubilee in 1937.
The sign reads 'Never Get There Fire Brigade'.
Penkhull Farm, Penkhull
The duck pond and outbuildings of Penkhull Farm. According to Bert Bentley (the photographer), the horse was "Faithful Mick", one of the last remaining working farm horses. Although much patched up, most ...
Planting potatoes in Patshull Park, Pattingham
Pictured, from left to right: Doug Lane, Bill Reynolds, ?, ?, ?, Mrs Hughes, Mrs Bennett, Kath Ray and Kate Ray.
The potatoes were planted by hand. The horse was pulling the trays of seed potatoes. ...
Ploughing Match, Walton Bank, Eccleshall
Mr Frederick Ash with the First Prize Turnout at Eccleshall & District Ploughing Match, 1944 which took place at Walton Bank, near Eccleshall, farmed at the time by Mr R. Brown.
Mr Ash ploughed for ...
Ploughing with horses, Hopton
Mr W.H. Stubbs of Kents Barn Farm, Hopton, near Stafford, ploughing behind his horses 'Bonnie' and 'Captain'.
Reproduced by kind permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain copyright.
Ploughing with horses, near Wolverhampton
Man and two horses ploughing a field at an unknown location to the west of Wolverhampton.
Photographer: Albert Henry Yelland.
Pony and Gig, Eccleshall,
A gig is a two-wheeled vehicle which only carried two people and is drawn by a single horse.
This gig would have been used for social occasions.
Pony and Trap, Eccleshall Festival,
The first Eccleshall Festival was held in 1979. The festival takes place every two years.
Pony and Trap, Rugeley,
The Heatherley family in a pony and trap behind the Globe Hotel. Mr Joe Heatherley hired the pony and trap for a day's outing to Lichfield.
Post Office, Gayton
Now known as the Old Post Farmhouse. At the time of this photograph the Post Office was run by Sarah Haywood. Her husband Joseph was a farmer.
Poultry housing, Knightsfield Farm, Uttoxeter
Prize winning Shire horse gelding, Tatenhill, Meynell
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, Stafford,
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations lasted three days. Jubilee Day was a public holiday and two oxen, donated by the Meakins of Creswell Hall, were roasted on Market Square. Children sang the National ...
Radford Bank, Stafford
A postcard view showing Radford Bank, looking towards Weeping Cross from Stafford. In the foreground is the bridge over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
Postcard published by W.H. Smith ...
Radford Bank, Stafford,
This view of Radford Bank, or Hill as it was known in the early twentieth century, shows a rural lane very different to the busy main road of today.
The bridge is over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire ...