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Christchurch School outing, Stone

Children from Christchurch School outside the school building on Northesk Street, Stone. The buses belonged to Brown's of Stone.

Church Party from Darlaston Hall, Stone

James Meakin with his family in an open carriage known as a Landau; they are dressed for church. Mr Meakin, a pottery manufacturer, owned Darlaston Hall from 1880. The hall was remained in the Meakin ...

Coach House, Rear of the Bear Inn, Stafford,

Coach house (centre) in the rear yard of the Bear Inn on Greengate Street. The Bear Inn was built in the seventeenth century Bear Inn on the site of the Old Black Bear Inn; it is possible some of the ...

Coach Trip to Southport

A postcard view taken during an excursion from Stafford to Southport. In the background the coach is thought to be from the Greatrex Garage in Stafford. For several years Greatrex had a coach garage ...

Coach Trip, Stoke-on-Trent

Coach trips were popular during the 1950's, and much quicker and more comfortable than the early charabancs. Here is a company's staff outing, probably from Royal Doulton, about to depart for Blackpool ...

Coach, Eccleshall Pageant,

Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town. The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson ...

Colehill, Tamworth

Looking north along Colehill towards Lower Gungate. Standing on the corner with Church Street can be seen the Baptist Church, originally built as a theatre but converted into a chapel around 1821. From ...

Colliery bus, Hem Heath Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent

The colliery buses contracted from PMT dropped working miners outside the picket lines during the 1984/1985 miner's strike as bus drivers refused to cross the picket lines. This photograph is reproduced ...

Darby & Joan Club outing, from Cannock

Darby and Joan Clubs are social clubs for pensioners, which hold dances and other events. The term 'Darby and Joan' is used to describe the idea of companionship in old age. This group of pensioners ...

Darlaston Café, near Tittensor

The Darlaston Cafe was a regular watering hole for travellers on the A34; the main route north-south through Staffordshire before the M6. The buses in this postcard are carrying holiday makers heading ...

Darlaston Café, near Tittensor

The Darlaston Cafe was a regular watering hole for travellers on the A34; the main route north-south through Staffordshire before the M6. In this postcard view coaches and lorries are parked by the cafe, ...

Day trip, Pattingham

Pictured are George Lloyd and Tom 'Speedy' Ray.

Day trip, Pattingham

Pictured are George Lloyd and Jack French.

Doxey Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant,

'Mock Mayor' procession entered in the Stafford Pageant by the Doxey district. There was often great rivalry between the Littleworth and Doxey districts for the best Local Mayoral turnout in the procession. The ...

Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth

This postcard view shows the Aerial Cars which were in service from around 1964 to 2017 at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. On the left there are the Tea Rooms, a Ballroom and Bars, on the right there is a ...

East Street in Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent

The gas lamp cleaner in East Street. East street with its neighbours Central Street and West Street were three streets between present day Albany Street and Gilbert Street in Goldenhill. The terraced ...

Eastgate Street, Stafford

This view looks along Eastgate Street and on the left is the junction with Tipping Street. This area was the site of the old crockery market; it is still known as Pitcher Bank today. All of the buildings ...

Eastgate Street, Stafford,

View of Eastgate Street near the junction with Tipping Street. In the background can be seen the County Council Education Department building, built in the 1960s on the site of Diglake House, Tipping ...