Victorian Smoking Cap
Smoking caps were fashionable informal wear for Victorian gentlemen.
They were originally worn to keep the head warm and to prevent men’s hair smelling of smoke. They were typically simple designs that ...
View of Stafford from the top of the Gasometer,
View from the gasworks on Chell Road.
To the left is St. Mary's Church, the parish church of Stafford. Originally the church possessed a spire, but it was blown down in 1593 during a storm, bringing ...
Village coach outing, Weston
Pictured are a group from Weston, near Stafford preparing for a coach outing. Among those in this photograph: on the left Fred Johnson, in the centre Mrs Smith (holding gloves), Mrs Marks (holding a ...
Visit by Princess Margaret , RAF Stafford
During a visit to RAF Stafford, Princess Margaret is presented with a floral bouquet at the RAF Married Quarters.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 ...
Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
Princess Margaret is pictured leaving one of the large warehouses at RAF Stafford during her visit to the site.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 ...
Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
During her visit to RAF Stafford Princess Margaret inspects an aero-engine in one of the large warehouses on the site.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury ...
Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
Princess Margaret is seen here inspecting the Guard of Honour during her visit to RAF Stafford in 1959.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 acres of ...
Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
Princess Margaret admiring a cake at the Airmen’s Mess during her visit to RAF Stafford.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 acres of land near Stafford. ...
Visit of the Duchess of Teck, Old Stockwell House, Leek
The photograph was taken in the garden of Old Stockwell House, which used to back onto the Nicolson Institute. Old Stockwell House was owned at this time by the Worthington family.
The lady with the ...
W.H. Letts store, 46 Stafford Street, Longton
Letts store, booksellers, stationers and newsagents stood in Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent. The street name was changed to The Strand around the 1950s.
On the left is John (Jack) Harold
Letts, ...
Waggon and Horses, Greyfriars, Stafford
This unused postcard view shows a group of men outside the Waggon and Horses public house on Greyfriars, Stafford. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture.
On the reverse of this postcard ...
Waiting for the bus outside St Marys Catholic Church, Uttoxeter
Waiting for the bus outside St Mary's Catholic Church on Balance Street to take them to a competition in Stafford. Frances Holllins is 2nd in the queue from the right, behind the Mayor.
Walking Match, Armitage
Pictured is the start of the Armitage Club and Institute Walking Match, an image taken from a glass negative.
The Walking Match commenced at the junction of Old Road and New Road. In the background ...
Walking Match, Armitage
Pictured is the start of the Armitage Club and Institute Walking Match, an image taken from a glass negative.
The Walking Match commenced at the junction of Old Road and New Road. In the background ...
Walsall Scouts at Kibblestone Camp, Stone
Walsall Troupe pictured at Kibblestone Scout Camp in 1936.
The Copeland family owned the Kibblestone estate from the mid-nineteenth century. Ronald Copeland started the first Scout Troop in Stone in ...
Washday in Longnor
Three generations of the Knowles family washing laundry. Mrs Knowles is using a dolly peg and tub, with her are her daughters Edith and Alice and granddaughters Jessie and Alice.
Washing Up, Memorial Hall, Hixon,
Washing up outside the Memorial Hall on High Street, possibly after celebrating the opening of the hall in 1926.
The hall was built to commemorate the Hixon men who were killed in the First World War.
Sir ...
Waterworks Committee, Milford,
The Waterworks Committee visiting the Satnall Hills reservoir.
The waterworks pumping station was built at Milford in 1890 and supplied water to Stafford and its surrounding districts.