Studio Portrait of Elsie Dean, Stafford,
Studio photograph taken by Thomas Pearce, whose studio was on Peel Terrace.
Sunbeam Motor Car, Burton-upon-Trent
This Sunbeam two-1seat open tourer motor car is parked outside the former George Street Chapel, which later became the Trinity Free Church. The building remains (2024) and is currently known as ‘Confessions’, ...
Sunday School Centenary Celebrations, Stafford,
Wesley Methodist Church Sunday School centenary celebrations on the Market Square.
In the centre is the Jubilee Fountain, erected in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It was demolished ...
Sunday School Demonstration, Hednesford
A large group of people gathered at a Sunday School Demonstration Day in front of the Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford, before the First World War.
These annual Methodist gatherings on a Monday in July ...
Swan Pageant Float, Lotus Shoes, Stafford
Decorated float entered by employees from Lotus Ltd.’s Tracing Department in the annual Trades and Friendly Societies' Pageant. The float was designed by Walter Adams, standing second from the right, ...
Sylvia, Winnie and Gwen, Rugeley
The greeting on the back of this photographic postcard is “With kindest regards from Sylvia, Winnie & Gwen". They may be members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps providing catering services during ...
Tea Party at Sandon Hall,
Tea party in the conservatory at Sandon Hall. In the background, in the white dress, is Mavel Danvers, the fifth Countess of Harrowby. To her left are the Bishop of Lichfield and Mr Seddon.
The ...
Tea Party, Eccleshall,
Tea party in the garden of Frank Hudson's chemist shop on High Street.
Tean Wesleyan outing to Woodhead Hall, Cheadle
Wesleyan summer outing to Woodhead Hall, Cheadle, the home of William Shepherd Allen, Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Once a year the Allens gave Sunday School Treats for the Cheadle ...
The Archers at the Marchington Show, Marchington
Actors from 'The Archers' radio programme at the Marchington Show. On the platform are Monte Crick (who played Dan Archer), seated, and Anne Cullen (who played Carol Tregorran) speaking into a microphone.
Photographer: ...
The Barracks, Stockwell Heath, near Colton
This row of houses was known as ‘the Barracks’ which stood in the hamlet of Stockwell Heath, near Colton, on Newlands Lane. The Barracks were built in 1793 by Colton Parish Lands Trust as almshouses ...
The Beehive Inn, Eccleshall
A group of men standing outside the Beehive Inn, Castle Street, Eccleshall. The man standing in the doorway is probably the landlord, Robert Thomas Morris.
In 1978 the Beehive was refurbished and ...
The Burton Ladies, Pattingham
The Christmas pig, Rugeley
Taken at Basin Cottages at the rear of the Smith's home.
Left to right: James Wilshaw, William Smith, Albert Clarke, Albert Smith, Thomas Mann, Mr. Robert Smith, Mrs. D Oldacre (background), Alf Harvey, ...
The Crown Club, Abbots Bromley
The description on the front of this postcard view is: ‘Crown Club 1914’. The picture was taken on Crown Bank, Market Place, Abbots Bromley.
On the left are cottages and in the centre behind the motor ...
The Green, Brocton,
View to the west from the junction of Sawpit Lane and Walton Lane.
On the right is the Mission hall, which opened in 1891. The building later became All Saints.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Stafford visit RAF Stafford
Each year soon after their inauguration, the Mayor and Mayoress of Stafford Borough would usually make a civic visit to RAF Stafford. In 1987 the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor and Mrs D J James are ...
The Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks
In this postcard view children pose for the photographer with the Old Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks, in the background. The Old Plough Inn stood on the junction of Leek Road, Main Road and Plough Bank. The ...