General Meeting of the North Staffordshire Coal Masters - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In this notice, 32 North Staffordshire mine owners outline their unity with regard to two pressing issues.
Wages
At this time, miners were attempting to secure an increase in their wages by forming ...
George Ambrose Lloyd, M.P. for West Staffordshire
This postcard was published to celebrate the election of George Ambrose Lloyd as the Liberal Unionist M.P. for the West Staffordshire Constituency in 1910.
At the time West Staffordshire had 21 electoral ...
Georgy Malenkov at English Electric, Stafford
Sir George Nelson, Chairman of the English Electric Co. with Georgy Malenkov, Minister of Power Stations, during a visit to English Electric's Stafford factory in March 1956. Between them are John Sully, ...
High Street, Biddulph
The western side of Biddulph High Street looking from its junction with King Street. The District Bank is on the extreme right behind railings. The building on the near side of the left junction with ...
Hitler youth at Tamworth Castle
Tamworth scouts with the Hitler Youth at Tamworth Castle, pictured on the upper lawns. On the middle row sixth from the left is Mr Kemper, with Mr David Argyle eighteenth from the left.
Hugh Fraser M.P. and Agent, Stafford
Accompanied by his Agent (Mr J W Moore, on the left), the Conservative candidate, Mr Hugh Fraser M.P. is photographed by the Staffordshire Newsletter as he arrives at the Borough Hall in Stafford to hand ...
Ilam Hall - Candelabra: lithograph
Showing a many-branched candelabra. Inscribed 'A Tribute of Respect and Gratitude to Jesse Watts Russell, Esqr. of Ilam Hall, from a numerous body of friends, Staffordshire, 1832. To perpetuate in his ...
Learie Constantine, Kidsgrove
Learie Constantine pictured on the occasion of his visit to Kidsgrove in May 1948. He had been invited to a meeting at the Town Hall by Kidsgrove Labour Party to speak about racial discrimination.
Learie ...
Libel! - Handbill from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1831 the Potters' Union came out in support of North Staffordshire's striking miners.
Speculation
Reports speculated that the potters were intending to follow the miners in striking for improved ...
Liberal Club, Burton-upon-Trent
Situated on the corner of Guild Street and George Street, Burton-upon-Trent the Liberal Club is a French Renaissance style building built in 1894 and funded by Lord Burton (Michael Arthur Bass) and designed ...
Making food parcels, Florence Colliery in Longton 1984.
During the miner'ss trike of 1984 - 1985 striking workers received no pay or benefits and many families fell on hard times. People donated food to local collection points like this one at Florence colliery ...
Meeting at the Eagle Inn, Lane End - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1831, a new Coal Miners' Union Society published a set of rules and orders.
Both the union and its rules caused an uncomfortable stir amongst local coal masters.
This notice was published by ...
Meeting to discuss the miner's strike. Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
On the 25th May 1984 Arthur Scargill made a speech to local miners at the Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. As you can see from the photograph the meeting was very well attended and helped to boost ...
Miner outside the Power Group Office, Florence Colliery, Longton
This photograph, taken during the 1984/1985 miners strike, is of the Power Group office at Florence Colliery in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
The Power Group was a branch of the National Union of Minerworkers ...
Miners returning to work, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham
The miner's strike of the 1980's began to crumble in November 1984, eight months after it started. Many miners returned to work leaving a few hardcore strikers on the picket lines. Hem Heath Colliery ...
Miner's strike demonstration in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
This protest began at Central Forest Park outside the city centre and marched into Hanley and down Stafford Street as shown in this photograph. The miner's strike saw many large demonstrations and protests ...
Miner's strike protests in Northern Ireland
During the 1984/1985 miner's strike many protestors travelled around the country to attend demonstrations and rallys. The North Staffordshire Miner's Wives Group was a particularly active support group ...
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 ...