Black Bowler Hat
The bowler hat was originally made in 1848 and was considered sturdier than the top hat, (as it could easily be knocked off and damaged).
The first bowler hat was originally made by brothers Thomas ...
Black Straw Poke Bonnet, c.1850-1880
This example is made out of straw and is trimmed in lace and feathers.
A beautiful floral decoration on the left hand side breaks up the dark colouring and makes it less formal.
The cotton ribbon ...
Blue Girl Guides Cap, 1990s
The Girls Guides started as a side organisation from the Boy Scouts. Lord Robert Baden-Powell set up a camp for boys in 1907 at Brownsea Island in Dorset to test his scouting ideas.
By 1908 girls started ...
Bostock Shield, Stafford
This postcard view shows a group of unknown people, the man on the extreme right of the front row is holding the Bostock Shield.
The picture is thought to have been taken at the Lotus Shoe Factory ...
Bostock's Factory Fire, Stafford,
Edwin Bostock's shoe factory was originally in Foregate Street, Stafford, but was destroyed by fire in 1901. This resulted in a new factory being built on Sandon Road, which opened in 1903.
Bostock's ...
Boy scout Investiture, Kibblestone Camp, Stone
A Scout investiture taking place in the woods at Kibblestone Scout Camp.
The Copeland family owned the Kibblestone estate from the mid-nineteenth century. Ronald Copeland started the first Scout Troop ...
Bratt and Dyke staff outing
Staff from Bratt and Dyke's Hanley Department Store on an outing. Standing back left is Company Director Oliver Dyke.
Draper Oliver Dyke opened a shop in Hanley in 1890 with the financial support ...
Bread queue in Market Square, Stafford
A queue outside the Guild Hall, Stafford, during World War I, waiting for bread tickets. This photograph shows Averil's chemists shop, Boots' chemists , Astons and Sons Ltd Furniture shop and the Guildhall.
This ...
Brocton Mission Hall,
The Mission Hall opened in 1891. The building was also used as a schoolroom.
In 1951 the hall was dedicated to All Saints.
Brookfield's Millinery Department, Stafford,
Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank.
In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...
Building a haystack
Men and women at work building a haystack, possibly in the Trentham or Longton area. Please contact us if you recognise this view.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an ...
Bus outside Wellington Road Garage, Hanley
This photograph shows the Hill family brothers (including the image donor's great-grandfather Sam Hill and grandfather Reg Hill), sons and some of their employees outside the garage on the corner of Wellington ...
Butter Making Competition, Knightley,
Butter making competition at Gorse Farm.
Mr and Mrs George Watson, who lived at the farm, are seated in the centre with their daughter May.
Buxton Crescent. Photographed by William Blake.
Townscape taken at Buxton with a view of the crescent and dome, which now houses the Devonshire Hospital.
C Rennatt Top Hat, Newcastle-under-Lyme, c.1885-1910
Charles Rennatt was born in 1861 and on the 1901 census he is found to be living at 16 Red Lion Square, Newcastle-under-Lyme which is where we believe his shop was also located.
He is listed as being ...
Calash
Purple silk calash lined with hessian. Four hoops with material gathered in between.
Belonged to Mary Landor (1777-1860), daughter of John Landor, Rector of Colton. She was a spinster and spent ...
Cannock St. Luke's Football Team
Cannock St. Luke's Bible Class football team for the season 1911-1912. The etched glass window in the background indicates that the team met at a public house. Note the trainer at the far right, holding ...
Carnival float , Uttoxeter
A float in the Uttoxeter Carnival parade, entitled 'While shepherds watched'. Frances Hollins is the angel. She was the angel for several years running.