Decorated Bicycles, Stafford Pageant,
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Decorated Pram Parade, Stafford,
'Baby Day' was organised by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of Stafford Council after the First World War. Prizes were given to the best decorated prams and bonniest baby, and judging took ...
Funeral Procession, Chadsmoor
George Stacey's Belgian Black horses pulling a hearse, thought to be through Chadsmoor, with a procession of mourners. George Stacey Funeral Directors still exists today (May 2021) in West Hill, Hednesford....
Funeral Procession, Stafford,
Funeral procession of the Town Clerk, Matthew Folliatt Blakiston, seen on Gaolgate Street.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ownership.
Gathering of the Loyal Victoria Lodge of Oddfellows, at Whitsuntide in Pattingham
Bunches of "Whitsuntide boss" (viburnum) can be seen on the poles that people are carrying.
This photograph was taken outside St. Chad's.
George V's Silver Jubilee Celebrations, Eccleshall,
Photograph taken on High Street.
Great War March and Service, Hednesford
Pictured are cadets, ex-servicemen and guests, along with members of the public attending a service following a march in Hednesford. Similar marches and services were held around Staffordshire to remember ...
Leek Club Day
This picture shows people gathering in the Market Place for the start of Leek Club Day. In the centre is the Market Cross, the Butter Market is second from the right, the Red Lion public house is third ...
Masqueraders, Stafford Pageant,
'The Masqueraders' at the end of Glover Street, looking down Foregate Street.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
May Queen, Oaken area
The May Queen pictured is 12 year old Betty Hardcastle (now Baron).
Mayor's Procession, Stafford
View of Gaol Square. In the distance can be seen Foregate Street, on the left, and Gaol Road to the right. The Sidney Fountain can just be seen at the junction.
The mayor in the procession is Alderman ...
Methodist Sunday School Procession, Hednesford
The Methodist Sunday School procession was held annually, ending in front of the Anglesey Hotel, Market Street, Hednesford. Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist sunday School banners can be seen. There were ...
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 ...
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'.
Pageant Procession, Stafford,
View of the pageant procession in Oxford Gardens.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
Parade in Abbots Bromley
This postcard view shows a church parade and a band passing the 17th century hexagonal butter cross in the Market Place and walking towards Bagot Street in Abbots Bromley. On the right there is a ‘Green ...
Parade, Brocton Military Camp
9th Lincoln Regiment church parade.
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase - Brocton Camp, ...
Peace Day, Greengate Street, Stafford
This picture is thought to have been taken during the Peace Day celebrations which took part in Stafford on 19 July 1919.
In this scene there are Soldiers marching towards Market Square and crowds ...