Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers at Blithfield Hall
The horn dance is an annual event which takes place on the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September. The tradition is believed to date back to 1226 when it was part of a three day ...
Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers at Blithfield Hall
The horn dance is an annual event which takes place on the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September . The tradition is believed to date back to 1226 when it was part of a three day ...
Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers, Blithfield Hall
The Abbots Bromley horn dancers pictured outside Blithfield Hall. The horn dance is an annual event which takes place on the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September. The tradition ...
Abbots Bromley Silver Jubilee Fete
Abbots Bromley Fete was one of several special carnivals in the area to celebrate Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. This picture shows a fancy dress contest and includes Britannia, Little Devils and Dracula. ...
Abbot's Bromley: The Horn Dancers. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a book illustration containing a village scene and a group of horn dancers.
Horn dancing is an annual tradition, which is believed to have originated in 1226 at the Barthelmy Fair at ...
Advertisement for Evo-Stick Glue, Evode, Stafford
John Bennett pictured here as the 'The Canadian Mountie', was chosen to advertise Evo-Stik as the uniform has the same red and black colour scheme as the Evo-stik packaging. John Bennett Left Evode, ...
Aethelfleda Millenary Pageant Costume, Stafford,
In 1913 a Millenary Pageant was performed in the castle fields to celebrate 1000 years of Stafford's history from its founding in 913 AD by Aethelfleda.
This photograph is of Nora Ramscar Wright, ...
Alderman Thomas Alfred Dunn, Mayor of Stafford,
Note the Stafford Knot which makes up links in the Mayoral Chain.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ownership.
Alders Paper Mill float, Railway Goods Yard, Tamworth
The Alders Paper Mill ship float and employees are pictured here, ready for the Tamworth Carnival, in the Railway Goods Yard.
Alstonefield Women's Institute
Alstonefield Women's Institute in fancy dress, standing outside the old Institute. Alstonefield W.I. was formed in 1920 as part of the Staffordshire Federation, but closed in 1935. It was re-established ...
Amateur Theatricals, Cheadle
A postcard view with left to right: Mr R H F Coleman, Miss S M Isaacson, Mrs Bibbey, Mr F J S Whitmore, Miss Almond, Miss D Wyndham-Smith, Miss Betty Masefield and Mrs Cull, who were some of the members ...
Amateur Theatricals, Cheadle
A postcard view of Miss Crum and Miss Blagg who were members of the cast appearing in Alfred Tennyson’s play “The Falcon”, at Cheadle Town Hall, during October 1910.
The following is an extract from ...
Arrival of the Rose Queen, Uttoxeter Carnival, Uttoxeter
Arthur Hourd, Stafford Millenary Pageant
13 year old Arthur Hourd, dressed in Tudor costume for Stafford's Millenary Pageant, held in 1913. Arthur Egerton Hourd was the son of the founder of the 'Staffordshire Newsletter' and later succeeded ...
Arthur Inett and daughter Gladys, St. Chad's Church, Pattingham
Arthur lived in Hall End Lane, Pattingham.
Audley Brass Band, Silverdale Carnival
Audley Brass Band preforming at the Siverdale Carnival in 1990.
Avon Players, George Bernard Shaw Festival, Stafford
Pictured is a scene from ‘The Man of Destiny’ produced by the Avon Players. The players left to right are: Donald Bradley, Frank Lloyd (who played Napoleon), Celia Leigh and Stanley Orrillard. Production ...
Baddeley Green May Queen, Stoke-on-Trent
Pictured is Evelyn Ford (later Evelyn Sutton) as Baddeley Green May Queen aged about 15. The photograph probably dates from around 1934 and was almost certainly taken on The Green at Baddeley Green.
Photograph ...