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Assize Judges, St. Mary’s Church, Stafford

Assize Judges, Mr Justice Pearson and Mr Justice Hallett are seen with a Police guard of honour as they enter St. Mary’s Collegiate Church for the service which traditionally preceded the opening of the ...

Beating the Bounds, Codsall area

Beating the Bounds was an old Church of England custom, where the clergy, choir and congregation, walked around the boundaries of the parish in order to ensure they were intact. Sticks were often carried ...

Bethesda Primitive Methodist, Sunday School walk, Whit Monday, Station Road, Hednesford

All the walkers are dressed in their best clothes. It was tradition on Whit Monday that all the Sunday Schools in the District marched towards Blackford Football Ground where a rally was held. The members ...

Bourne Chapel, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

Church exterior taken at Bourne Chapel, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

British Legion parading, Church Road, Codsall

Codsall British Legion parading down Church Road, with a new flag after a dedication in Codsall Parish Church. Possibly Armistice Day. Next to standard bearer is Bill Neal (Bilbrook Church Warden), ...

Campfire Hollow, Beaudesert

This postcard features a pencil sketch of a natural hollow in the Scout and Guide camp located in the grounds of the ruined Beaudesert Hall. It has been terraced to provide seating. The drawing is signed ...

Carol singing, Market Square, Stafford

A popular feature of the festive season in Stafford has been the singing of carols around the Christmas tree outside the Shire Hall in the Market Square. Over several evenings in December 1951, hundreds ...

Cartoon study for the 'Mock Mayor' of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss for his final painting entitled The Mock Mayor. The townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme elected ...

Casket presented to the Marquess of Anglesey, Burton-upon-Trent

This silver gilt casket was presented on behalf of the townspeople of Burton-upon-Trent to their Mayor, Charles Paget, the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, on the occasion of his marriage to Lady Victoria Marjorie ...

Central Hall, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

The Easter celebration decorations at Central Hall, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Charles Fowke, Mayor of Stafford

Mayor of Stafford Charles Fowke at an exhibition, possibly at Stafford Museum & Art Gallery at the Green, Stafford. A photograph from an album presented to the Alderman C.E. Fowke, Mayor of Stafford, ...

Children interviewing Alma Brain, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...

Children interviewing Ann Illidge, Christ Church First School, Stone

Ann Illidge, nee Ann Phillips, was the first Rose Queen at Christ Church in 1950. This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into ...

Children interviewing Berys Whittingham, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...

Children interviewing David Addyman, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...

Children interviewing Eileen Cooke, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...

Children interviewing Jennifer Christie, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...

Children interviewing Keith Farr, Christ Church First School, Stone

This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church First School were divided into groups and paired with a person from The Monday Club, a club for former pupils of ...