Miss Margo Lorenz at the Stafford Press Ball
Miss Margo Lorenz, the Viennese film star is pictured with guests and officials of the Stafford Press Ball. Left to right: the man on the left is unknown (he did not appear in the printed newspaper picture); ...
Morris Dancing outside Stafford General Infirmary,
Siemens Morris Side outside the main entrance of the Stafford General Infirmary on Foregate Street.
They ceased Morris dancing in 1914, but reformed in the 1920s.
Mr J.W. Moore on his 100th birthday, Stone
Jeffery Archer M.P. presenting Mr. J.W. Moore M.B.E. with an illuminated adddress signed by the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Mr Moore was a well-known ...
Municipal Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Municipal Hall viewed from Queen's Gardens. The Municipal Hall was built on Ironmarket between 1888 and 1890 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was built in red brick with a ...
New Guildhall Interior, 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 left the military camp on Cannock Chase, they held a farewell parade through the streets of Stafford.
Here the mayor is presenting ...
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 ...
Nigerian visitors, Stafford
Three Nigerian visitors pictured outside Councillor Storer's home, 185, Eccleshall Road, Stafford. Mr. E. Ndiyo, Mr. D.O. Osaka and Mr D.E. Warimie Jaja stayed for three months to study local government ...
Notice regarding anti-social behaviour - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns locals that "riotous and disorderly" behaviour will not be tolerated in Burslem - especially on Sundays.
Bathing in the canal is another offence mentioned.
At a time when the church ...
Notice to the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme - 1831 election notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Francis Wedgwood addresses the burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme, confirming that his father has accepted their invitation to stand for Parliament in 1831.
Josiah Wedgwood II will arrive the following ...
Oddfellows Parade, Eccleshall,
Oddfellows parade along the High Street on Trinity Sunday.
They are walking past the Crown Inn.
Official Opening of Stone Job Centre
The Mayor of Stone, Councillor Leslie Watson is pictured addressing invited guests at the official opening of the Job Centre, 35 High Street, Stone. In the background are advertising boards with cards ...
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.
Opening Ceremony, Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,
Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete Angler' was published 1653 and is still in print.
Born in Stafford in 1593, Walton moved to London to become an apprentice ...
Opening day of Market Hall, Burton-on-Trent
The Market opened on October 24th 1883, with a crowd of people watching as a man, probably the Mayor, the Hon. G.H. Allsopp, unlocks the Market Hall gates.
Opening night, Curry Kuteer, Stafford
Pictured at the opening night of Stafford’s first Indian Restaurant, the Curry Kuteer on Greengate Street, are Alderman Miss Iris Moseley, Alderman Oliver Bradley (Mayor and Mayoress of Stafford) and ...