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Retirement presentation, GEC Measurements, Stafford

Arthur Chatfield at his his retirement presentation, aged 65, at GEC Measurements, Stafford.

Richard Bamford at The British Legion, Uttoxeter

Richard Bamford was director of engineering at Henry Bamford and Sons in Uttoxeter. Richard is pictured here playing darts at the British Legion, Bradley Street, Uttoxeter.

RMS Rangitata

This ocean passenger liner is thought to be the RMS Rangitata which was built in 1929. The Rangitata was operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company and usually sailed between the United Kingdom and ...

Robert Hyde & Co, City Road, Stoke upon Trent

The sign over the entrance yard reads "Robert Hyde & Son Ltd. North Stafford Steel Foundry", a company founded in 1910. The City Road foundry was originally the North Staffordshire Railway Locomotive, ...

Robson Street, Hanley

Looking down Robson Street towards the entrance to the Hanley Greyhound and Speedway Stadium (Sun Street Stadium). In the middle distance is one of the gas holders belonging to Etruria gasworks. On the ...

Royal Mail Regal Supervan, Reliant Works, Tamworth

In 1970, the Royal Mail purchased 50 Regal Supervan III vans on a trial basis to potentially replace the Morris Minor van. However, after trials no further Reliants were purchased. The Reliant Motor ...

Sand mixer at Bamford's foundry, Uttoxeter

Bamfords was founded in 1871 in Uttoxeter by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery. Joseph Cyril Bamford split off from the Bamford company in 1945 to set up what has become ...

Scott's shoe factory, Marsh Street, Stafford

This factory building was built by John Scott & Co in about 1885. Jen shoes occupied the building between 1933 and 1963, using it as a warehouse. By 1969, after Jen shoes had vacated the premises it ...

Shoemaker's leather cutter

Leather cutting machine. Hand turned wheel, designed to be bolted on to a workbench. Leather can be cut to a variety of widths by adjusting the slide guide seen set in a central position in this photograph. This ...

Shoemaker's leather splitter

Cobblers leather splitter. The leather is fed into the rollers by turning the handle on the side, forcing the leather onto a blade directly behind the rollers which slices the leather into two layers. ...

Shoemaker's stitching machine

'Frobona' hand powered bent needle stitcher. This machine was used by Mr Wheeldon in his cobblers shed in Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley during the 1960s and 70s.

Shop Floor, Siemens Engineering Works, Stafford,

Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich with 800 of its employees. The company manufactured generators, electric motors and ...

Siemens Brothers & Co's Electrical Works, Stafford

View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from the Spital Brook. Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating ...

Siemens Dynamo Works Fire Brigade, Stafford,

The Siemens fire brigade in their uniforms, their captain is seated in the centre. Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich ...

Siemens factory and the Hough sports ground, Stafford,

Tinted postcard of Siemen's engineering works from the cricket ground at The Hough, near Lichfield Road; on the right is the cricket pavilion (now replaced by a purpose-built telephone exchange) and to ...

Siemens Juniors Football Team, Stafford

A postcard view of the Siemens Juniors Football Team which was taken by Stafford photographer A J Guy. If you recognise anyone in the picture please contact us. Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering ...

Siemen's Works and Cricket Ground, Stafford,

Tinted postcard of Siemen's engineering works from the cricket ground at The Hough, near Lichfield Road; on the right is the cricket pavilion (now replaced by a purpose-built telephone exchange) and to ...

Siemens Works, Stafford,

View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from the Spital Brook. Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating ...