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 ...
Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This aerial postcard view looks south. In the foreground there is a section of the amusement area at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. Across the centre of the picture from left to right are the lakes which ...
Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows a section of the amusement area at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. On the left there is a helter-skelter next is a chair-o-plane, also known as a swing ride. In the centre there is ...
Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
An aerial postcard view which shows a section of the amusement area at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. On the lower left the boating lake has several rowing boats, which were in use on the lake from the early ...
Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows anglers fishing on the banks of the boating lake alongside the miniature railway, with Cotton Blossom giving rides to visitors by the lake at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. In the ...
Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
An aerial postcard view which shows a section of the amusement area at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. On the lower left the boating lake has several rowing boats, which were in use on the lake from the early ...
Drayton Queen, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows the Drayton Queen, a paddleboat that gave visitors rides on the lake at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo which was in service from around 1992 to 2016.
In later years the site became ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
Members of the English Electric Co., Stafford Works Engineering Society are pictured during a visit to an Industrial site.
Standing on the left is thought to be Miss Phillips and on the extreme right ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
Members of the English Electric Co., Stafford Works Engineering Society are pictured during a visit to an Industrial site, possibly in Liverpool. Please contact us if you recognise the location of the ...
Family Group at Milford
A postcard view of a family group taken on 10 August 1910 at Milford. On the reverse it states that the young man in the centre of the picture is Harold William Frith, aged 1 year and 10 months.
Family group with Clough Hall in the background
The Cooper family enjoying an outing to the grounds of Clough Hall. Bessie, Gladys, Herbert, Ethel and Lois Cooper are pictured, and also Florence Hadley. Clough Hall can be seen in the background on ...
Flying Dutchman, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows the Flying Dutchman which opened in 1983 and is still in service (2022) at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo.
In later years the site became known as Drayton Manor Resort, one of ...
Fred Jack's Chemist Shop, Stone,
Charabanc outing, possibly organised by Stone Traders' Association.
The photograph was taken in front of Fred Jack's chemist shop in High Street.
G. W. Wellings funeral directors, Derby Street, Burton-upon-Trent
On the extreme left of this scene are the premises of G.W. Wellings, Funeral Directors, who also ran motor tours and excursions.
The large sign above the first charabanc, which hangs over an alley-way ...
GEC ALSTHOM Goose Chase Competition, Rhayader, Wales
Pictured at their base camp near Rhayader in north Wales are team members and winners of the 1993 Goose Chase Competition from Stafford’s GEC ALSTHOM Transformers Ltd. Left to right: Tony Garnett, Gary ...
Hagley Hall, Rugeley
A group of boys, girls and women in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley, possibly showing a school or Sunday school outing.
The first Hagley Hall was burnt down prior to 1388. The hall was rebuilt ...
Hall’s Lake Pavilion, Rudyard Lake
The refreshment chalet in this postcard view along with a nearby landing stage were built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and was leased to John Hall. He started hiring boats and running motor ...
Happy Days Coaches, Stafford
This Happy Days Coach 379 BRE, fleet number 82, was a Beadle LD with Beadle coach body new in 1954.
The Happy Days Coach business was started around 1922 by the Austin family. They operated originally ...