Delivering wares
Crates of wares, packed with straw, are unloaded from a North Staffordshire Railway truck.
Crate-making was an auxilliary trade that served the pottery industry. Fragile finished wares needed protection ...
Delivery Cart, Rowland's Grocers, Stafford,
Rowland's were grocers, bakers and butchers, with premises on Gaol Road and Crabbery Street.
Rowlands also owned the County Stores public house on Gaol Road.
Delivery Trucks and Drivers, Joule's Brewery, Stone,
Francis Joule came into possession of the White House Inn and brewhouse at Stone in 1758. Nine years later he demolished the inn and built a house, which later became the home of the head brewer. In ...
Delivery Trucks, Evode Chemical Works, Stafford,
Spic and Span Shoe Polishes Ltd. was established in Glover Street on 3 June 1932. The company was partly owned by Lotus Ltd., the shoe manufacturers.
In 1938 the company, under the directorship of ...
Delivery Vehicles, Rowland's Grocers, Stafford,
Rowland's were grocers, bakers and butchers, with premises on Gaol Road and Crabbery Street.
Rowlands also owned the County Stores public house on Gaol Road.
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
Photograph of the River Dove and Dove Bridge in winter taken from the Staffordshire side at Doveridge.
Dray Wagons and Drivers, Joule's Brewery, Stone,
Francis Joule came into possession of the White House Inn and brewhouse at Stone in 1758. Nine years later he demolished the inn and built a house, which later became the home of the head brewer. In ...
Elkes' Biscuits delivery lorry, Uttoxeter
The delivery lorry is a Leyland vehicle, registration number DRE 227. The Elkes' livery for this lorry was dark blue with light blue trim and gold lettering.
The alternate image is a digitally colourised ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
This photograph is of an area of the factory known as Queensville Yard. On the left is the Works Garage, complete with war-time camouflage paint. This was later demolished and replaced by a larger garage ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
Hillman vans painted in the livery of cream and green as used by The English Electric Co. The vans are pictured on the Lichfield Road site in Stafford with a glimpse of some of the original Siemens Works ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
Two-way traffic on Gaolgate Street and Goal Square. Charles Clarke's garage and Christ Church can be seen in the background, with Stafford Gaol in the distance. The shops on the right hand side include ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
Looking towards Market Square, showing two-way traffic on Gaolgate. On the left can be seen John Collier's taylors' shop, Sketchley's dry cleaners and Marks and Spencer; Woolworths to the right.
Garratts cart, The Close, Lichfield
A Garratts Bakery cart is seen pictured, decorated for the Silver Jubilee of George V.
Grafton Pottery Works, Longton
The Grafton Pottery Works was on Marlborough Road, Ashwood in Longton. Built in 1900 for Alfred B Jones who set up his family business around this time. The name came from the neighbouring Grafton Junior ...
Hauling timber, Cannock area
This huge tree trunk is possibly en-route to Wootton's sawmill and timber yard at Churchbridge, Cannock.
Born in Bloxwich in 1853, by the 1870s Abraham Wootton, junior had premises on the corner of ...
Henson's Sentinel Steam wagon, 35 Parker Street, Burton-on-Trent
Steam wagon and crew outside G. Henson & Co.'s works. The wagon is loaded high with bottle crates.
High Green, Cannock
High Green, Cannock, showing the Manor, New Hall and the Post Office.
High Street, Burton-on-Trent
View of High Street, showing Ellis' clothes shop on the corner of Market Place and motor vehicles on the road, including a Radfords' bread van.