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Croxton and Broughton Silver Jubilee Celebrations

Decorated bicycles at Wetwood. A Grand Procession travelled from Croxton Church to Wetwood Parish Room and adjacent parkland were floats and fancy dress were judged. After that sports took place at Wetwood ...

'Daniel Quilp', Top of the World Ballroom, Stafford

The Daniel Quilp band performing at the Stafford Pageant Triple Crown Queen competition at the Top of the World ballroom. They played mostly commercial pop music of the time. The band members are Les ...

Decorated Bicycle, Stafford Pageant,

Clive Holt and his entry 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in the best decorated bicycle class of Stafford Pageant. Photograph taken at the rear of Harrowby Street, Littleworth. The annual procession through ...

Decorated Bicycles, Co-op Viking Dyes, Stafford Pageant,

Winners of the 'Best Decorated Bicycle' class, on Glover Street. From left to right are Doris Moore, Pat Holt, Eileen Clarkson, ? Clewlow and Gwen Clarkson. The procession through Stafford ended with ...

Decorated Bicycles, Stafford Pageant,

The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...

Decorated Bicycles, Stafford Pageant,

Photograph taken on Corporation Street. The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were ...

Decorated float, Uttoxeter Carnival

Prize winning float for a Uttoxeter Carnival procession, with nurses in a nursery. The cart decorated and a child is holding a cup and a nurse is holding a certificate. Photographer: Alfred or ...

Doll Pageant Entry, Stafford,

Gladys Holt with her pageant entry 'Dolls' Mannequin Parade'. The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along ...

Donkey Rides, Milford Common Fair,

Milford was a very popular weekend destination for visitors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Excursion trains ran between Stafford and Milford stations. A weekend fair, with donkey ...

Dorman's Decorated Float, Stafford Pageant,

Decorated float entered in the Stafford Pageant by local engineering company W.H. Dorman Ltd. On the back of the float can be seen a Dorman's generator. The annual procession through Stafford ended ...

Dorothy 'Duckie' Dodd as Lady Godiva, Stafford

Dorothy Irene Dodd, known locally as 'Duckie' Dodd, poses as Lady Godiva as part of the Stafford Infirmary Pageant of 1930. 'Duckie' was well known for her impressive costumes at the annual Stafford ...

Doxey Local Mayor with Mace, Stafford Pageant,

The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...

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 ...

Duckie Dodds in Gramophone Costume, Stafford Pageant,

Duckie was married to Percy Dodds who owned the Golden Key shop on Gaol Road. She won first prize with this costume, which 'records' the amount of money collected each year for Stafford Infirmary. The ...

Duckie Dodds in Locksmith Costume, Stafford Pageant,

Duckie was married to Percy Dodds who owned the Golden Key shop on Gaol Road. She won first prize with this costume. The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting the accession of George III. The Countess of Lichfield played Lady Anson. Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting the murder of the Princes Wulfad and Rufin by Wulfere, King of Mercia. According to legend, Stone owes its origin to the murder of the two Saxon Princes, Rufin and Wulfad by ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting the Battle of Blore Heath which was a battle in the English Wars of the Roses. It was fought on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire. Eccleshall Pageant was ...