Satirical cartoon, "Oliver Asking For More"
All of the men pictured are caricatures of local doctors. They are taking part in a burlesque skit (a comic play), based on Oliver Twist, to raise money for Leek Cottage Hospital. The drawing is signed ...
Saying Grace, Standon Boys' Farm Home
Boys saying Grace before a meal St Standon Boys' Farm Home. Cases of stuffed birds are displayed on the far wall.
The home in Weston Lane, Standon Bridge, near Eccleshall was founded by the Waifs ...
School block, Stoke workhouse, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent
This plan is of the new school block at Stoke workhouse which was built between 1866 and 1868. The school accomodated about 250 students and was open until around 1899 when it was decided that the children ...
School block, Stoke workhouse, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent
This plan is of the school block of Stoke workhouse. The block was constructed in 1842 at the smae time as the hospital.
Workhouses began in the 17th and 18th centuries as places where the poor worked ...
Seal and sealing wax
A small seal for marking sealing wax for letters and envelopes. It reads "Newbridge Pharmacy" and "Hall".
From the Staffordshire County Museum collection. Formerly part of the collection of Mr. ...
Selwyn House, Longton Road, Hem Heath, Stoke-on-Trent
Selwyn House on Longton Road in Hem Heath was the King George V Memorial Home for the Blind. Now the site of a care home, the original buildings have been demolished.
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was commissioned by the council after a new law was passed by the Board of Health forced the council to build new drains after ...
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was commissioned by the council after a new law was passed by the Board of Health forced the council to build new drains after ...
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was commissioned by the council after a new law was passed by the Board of Health forced the council to build new drains after ...
Sewer map of Newcastle-under-Lyme
This map shows all the drains and sewage system for Newcastle-Under-Lyme. It was commissioned by the council after a new law was passed by the Board of Health forced the council to build new drains after ...
Shooting Butts School, Rugeley
A visit to the dentist at Shooting Butts.
Shooting Butts Camp School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee boys from Birmingham. There was also a similar Camp School for girls ...
Silverdale Nursing Home
Workmen laying tarmac at Silverdale Nursing Home on Newcastle Street, Silverdale. Photograph taken by a member of the Silverdale Community Play Association.
Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses and Inhabitants, Stafford,
Sir Martin Noell was a London merchant who was born in Stafford in the seventeenth century. He had these almshouses houses built on Mill Street for the poor of the town. The inhabitants were also given ...
Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses, Stafford
Almshouses built in the middle of the 17th century by Sir Martin Noell. He was a London merchant who was born in Stafford. He had these almshouses houses built on Mill Street for the poor of the town. ...
Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses, Stafford
Almshouses built in the middle of 17th century by Sir Martin Noell. He was a London merchant who was born in Stafford. He had these almshouses houses built on Mill Street for the poor of the town. The ...
Sister Dora Convalescent Home, Milford
The Sister Dora Convalescent Home pictured in 1955. Royalties from Margaret Lonsdale's book "Sister Dora" were used to build the Convalescent Home at Milford. Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, was famous ...
Sister Dora Convalescent Home, Milford
Royalties from Margaret Lonsdale’s book "Sister Dora" were used to build the Convalescent Home at Milford. Dorothy Pattison, or Sister Dora, was famous for her work nursing the poor in a hospital in Walsall. ...
Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, Milford
Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital, he Sister Dora Convalescent Home pictured in 1955. Royalties from Margaret Lonsdales book "Sister Dora" were used to built the Convalescent Home at Milford. Dorothy ...