Memorial Service, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide view of a parade of civic dignitaries in Town Hall square with St Paul's Church in the background on the occasion of the Memorial Service following the death of King Edward VII.
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Morris Dancing outside Stafford General Infirmary,
Siemens Morris Side outside the main entrance of the Stafford General Infirmary on Foregate Street.
They ceased Morris dancing in 1914, but reformed in the 1920s.
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford
At the end of the First World War, when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (NZRB) left the military camp on Cannock Chase, there was a farewell presentation and a parade through the streets of Stafford.
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Percy Hall's medal presentation, Town Hall, Leek
Percy Hall, the young boy in the picture was the first Scout to be presented with a Scouts Life-Saving Medal in the town. Councillor T. H. Bishton, Chairman of Leek Urban District Council is the man about ...
Proclamation of King George V, Rugeley
This postcard is believed to show the Proclamation of King George V in front of the Town Hall, Rugeley. George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 ...
Proclamation of the Accession of George V, Stone
The proclamation is being read from the portable bandstand in Granville Square. The building in the background is the District Bank.
The portable band stand seen here was the first of its kind and ...
Proclamation of the Accession of George V, Stone
The proclamation is being read from the portable bandstand in Granville Square.
The building in the background is the District Bank.
Proclamation of the Accession of George V, Stone
The proclamation is being read from the portable bandstand in Granville Square.
The thatched building on the left is the Crown and Anchor Inn.
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Stafford
Queen Elizabeth II ascending the staircase in County Buildings. With her is the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Harold Wallace-Copeland. Following on behind is Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh....
RAF Stafford 25 years of the Freedom of the Borough of Stafford
The Borough of Stafford conferred the Freedom of Entry into the Borough to RAF Stafford (16 MU) on 16 December 1954. To mark the 25th Anniversary of this honour there was a major parade through the town ...
Reinstatement of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Remembrance Parade, Rugeley
Pictured is the Remembrance Parade at Rugeley War Memorial in 1972. This area of the Town was due to be pedestrianised and after the Parade the Memorial was moved from Anson Street to a new site in Brook ...
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1567-1601). Born at Netherwood near Bromyard, in Herefordshire, he was brought up on his father's estates at Chartley Castle, Staffordshire. he was Lord Lieutenant ...
Robert Mayer, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Portrait of Robert Mayer wearing robes and chains of office. He was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1882-1883.
Roy Eustace Joy, Clerk of the Peace
Oil painting. Three-quarter length portrait of Roy Eustace Joy, M.A., Clerk of the County Council and Clerk of the Peace for the County of Stafford, 1907-1933. He is dressed in the robes of the Clerk ...
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet
Orlando (1608-1674) was the son of Dr. John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester. He became a lawyer and had various government posts, including Custos Roturolum of Cheshire (1644-1646), Lord Chief Baron of the ...
Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Oswald Mosley (1785-1871), 2nd Baronet of Ancoats. The family seat was Rolleston Hall, near Burton upon Trent. Oswald married Sophia Anne Every on 31 January 1804. He wrote a number of local and ...
Society of Staffordshire Photographers, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A group pictured at the opening of the first annual exhibition of the Society of Staffordshire Photographers at the Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The exhibition was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of ...