Postmaster, Ivor Howell, Stone
Mr W Butler (Head Postmaster of Stafford) is pictured presenting farewell gifts of a silver tea tray and a table cigarette lighter to Mr Ivor Howell (Stone Postmaster), who is leaving the district to ...
Presentation evening at Brindley Village Club, Cannock Chase
A darts and football presentation at Brindley Village Club. Brindley Village Working Men's Club and Concert Hall was formally opened in 1926. It supported many different social events and was especially ...
Presentation to Henry West Whittles, Esq. by members of the Leek United and Midlands Building Society, Edward Street, Leek
The presentation of a silver rose bowl to Mr Whittles took place "as a token of esteem on the occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of his election as a Director, July 23rd 1931".
Procession heading along Carter Street, Uttoxeter
Bamfords band are shown marching in procession down Carter Street, followed by a group of uniformed ladies and at least one other group. Some of the band members pictured are Joe and Jack Hollins, Joe ...
Protest of the Journeymen Potters - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This handwritten poem protests at social extremes of wealth, status and poverty in the Potteries at around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
War
War with France had affected the fortunes of the Potteries ...
Royal Doulton Brass Band, Trentham Gardens
Playing for the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.
Players include Nigel Cavill, Derek Deakin, Arthur Allen, John Street, Peter Blakeman, Ted Gray (Conductor), Trevor Hazell, Jim Garner, Ray Barraclough, ...
Rules, Orders, Articles and Regulations Made and to be Observed by the Associated Coal Miners' Union Society in the County of Stafford - document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
During the 1830s, tensions ran high in the mining industry as colliery owners accused miners of "adminstering illegal oaths" and forming an early trade union.
For this very offence, four Dorset labourers ...
Safe Driving Awards, Stone Post Office
Councillor Arthur Swanwick, Chairman of the Stone Urban District Council, is pictured presenting a safe-driving medal to Mr K Smith, at Stone Post Office. In the centre of the group is Mr I Howell, Postmaster. ...
Stone Job Centre
The Job Centre, 35 High Street, Stone pictured on the official opening day on Wednesday 25 January 1978. The Job Centre closed in 2006. It stood empty for a while until the British Heart Foundation ...
The Bass Worthington Engineers Office Bowling Team, Burton-on-Trent
On the back row are : Jim Morris, George Jackson, Tom Grieves, Tom Scattergood. Front row: Harry Boulton, John Richards, Arthur Hoskins, Gerry Hamilton. Ben Ward is missing form the photo.
The photograph ...
The Coal Miners' Address to the Public - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
So-called 'blackleg' labour has been a controversial feature of industrial tension for generations.
Traitors
When North Staffordshire's miners formed a trade union in the early 1830s, their masters ...
The English Electric Co., Stafford
Standing in the centre of this photograph wearing a hat is thought to be Mr Parkinson, Superintendent and on his right is Mr J Rogers, General Manager of Works. They are pictured with members of the ...
The Miner's Manual - Handbill from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This single-sheet Miner's Manual was published in response to attempts by coal masters to crush the activities of organised labour. The notice probably dates from the early 1830s.
"This Act shall not ...
The Red Flag Anthem. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a page containing the lyrics to the song "The Red Flag" written by J. Connel. The song is a famous socialist anthem and one of many clues suggesting Blake's own ideological beliefs. ...
Tipping Street, Stafford
Tipping Street has also been named Chipping Street, Dog Lane and The Diglake.
The junction between Tipping Street and Eastgate Street was the site of the old crockery market; it is still known as Pitcher ...
To the Coal Miners of the North Staffordshire District - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
During 1831 tensions ran high in the North Staffordshire coal industry, as miners threatened to unite against their employers.
At this time, early trade unions were barely recognised by employers. ...
To the Colliers in the Parishes of Wrexham and Rhuabon - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
The colliers of North Staffordshire were not the only mine workers to organise industrial action in 1831.
Tensions also arose across England and in Wales, where this bilingual pamphlet was issued.
"Violence, ...
To the Miners Lately Employed in the Pinnox Colliery - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
When trade unionists protested about wages or welfare, their employers rarely agreed whole-heartedly.
In the Spring of 1831, a notice had appeared in which North Staffordshire miners campaigned for ...