Daniel Chisenhale of Arley
Oil painting. Half length portrait of Daniel Chisenhale of Arley, with a writing desk and ink well and quill to the left. He died in 1798 at the age of 73.
Dimensions: height - 740mm, width - 630mm
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David Downs Public shame in Tamworth
When David Downs of Church Street was convicted of drunkenness this police poster was sent to all Tamworth pubs. Naming and shaming was designed to reduce offending.
The personal histories of the ...
Design Centre, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
John Morris at his desk in the Design Centre at Lotus Ltd.'s shoe factory on Sandon Road, Stafford. John moved from the Stone factory when it closed to work in the company's Design Centre. He was later ...
Diane Parkes portrait, McCann Studio, High Street, Uttoxeter
Portrait photograph of Diane Parkes aged about 3 years, at the time of this photograph Diane lived at Chell's butchers in Silver Street Uttoxter.
Diane Parkes mother nee Gaunt.
Dick Flint
Served as Sgt. Dick Flint, 7th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment in World War Two.
Domestic Servant. Circa 1899
A rare portrait of a domestic servant. It is possible that this photograph was taken by the maid’s employer or immediate family as an exercise in photography.
Dorothy 'Duckie' Dodd as Lady Godiva, Stafford
Dorothy Irene Dodd, known locally as 'Duckie' Dodd, poses as Lady Godiva as part of the Stafford Infirmary Pageant of 1930. 'Duckie' was well known for her impressive costumes at the annual Stafford ...
Dr. A.M. McAldowie
Born in Aberdeen in 1852, Alexander Morison McAldowie moved to Staffordshire in 1876 when he was appointed House Physician at the North Staffordshire Infirmary. He later had a private practice at Brook ...
Driver Harry Penton, Norton Canes
Harry was born into a coal mining family in Norton Canes in 1896, one of eleven children. The family moved to Cannock after 1900. Harry worked at Littleton Colliery all of his working life except for ...
E. Martin, Uttoxeter
Mr Martin, pictured in his Home Guard uniform. Medal ribbons are, left to right, Military Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory medal, Territorial Efficiency Medal. Mr. Martin had previously ...
Earl of Bradford, 'Master of the Horse'
Lithograph print. A caricature of Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1819-1898) of Weston Park, Member of Parliament for Wigan. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' October 24th 1874. His signature ...
Earl of Harrowby, 'The Sugar of Tourism'
Lithograph print. A caricature of Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby (1831-1900) of Sandon Hall. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' November 28th 1885. Signatures inserted bottom left and right.
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Earl of Shrewsbury , 'The Premier Earl'
Lithograph print. Caricature of Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury (1860-1921) of Ingestre Hall, Lord High Steward of Ireland . Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' July 17th 1880. Signature ...
Ebenezer William Taylor, Mayor of Stafford
Dr Ebenezer Taylor, F.R.C.O., who lived at 28 Eastgate, Stafford and was Mayor of Stafford in 1907-08,1908-09 and 1911-12.
Ebenezer Taylor was the son of Solomon and Sarah Taylor who ran the Forebridge ...
Edith May Worthington , Seighford
Edith May Worthington was born in Seighford in 1902.
Edith Wilkes, Evode, Stafford
Edith Wilkes was Dr Simon's first secretary at Evode, between 1943 and 1948. Her son, Steve was also a long-serving, very well liked Evodian. To read Edith's recollections of her time with Evode please ...
Edward Earles, Leek
Photograph of Edward Earles, a Leek silk doubler.
A silk doubler operated a machine used to twist together strands of silk.
Edward Johns, Armitage Pottery
Photograph of Edward Johns (c.1822-1893), owner of the Armitage Pottery 1867-1893.
A small pottery was in existence in Armitage by 1817 and by 1851 this had begun to produce sanitary ware. In 1867, ...