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Burton-upon-Trent Bridge and Town: sepia drawing

View of the old bridge from the south, looking north east towards the Derbyshire bank. Shows the town stocks on the left and a large house in the middle distance. Artist: J. Buckler.

Butcher's Shop, Stafford,

This butcher's shop was located on the corner of White Lion Street and Lichfield Road. Next to the shop can be seen the eighteenth century lock-up, used originally to detain local drunks and vagrants. ...

Calendar of Prisoners at Quarter Sessions, Stafford

The courts of Quarter Sessions were established in 1362 and sat for over 600 years until their abolition in 1971. The court’s initial function was judicial – to hear criminal cases – but over time the ...

Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood, Stafford

Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood (1876-1958) was chief officer of Stafford Fire Brigade between 1920 and 1941. He also managed three Stafford public houses: the New Inn at 27 Broad Eye, 1902-1919; the Maid's ...

Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood, Stafford Fire Brigade

Alfred Ernest Haywood (1876-1958) was born in Newcastle under Lyme, one of 14 children brought up by Alfred and Annie Haywood. The family settled in Thornton's Buildings in Cherry Street, Stafford. Alfred ...

Captain The Hon George Augustus Anson

A portrait of Captain, later Lieutenant Colonel George Augustus Anson, C.B.E. (1857-1947), during his term as Chief Constable of Staffordshire, 1888-1929. Born at Shugborough, he was the third son of ...

Carnival float, Gnosall

The St. Lawrence's School PTA (Parent Teacher Association) float entered as part of Gnosall's Carnival which had a mediaeval theme that year. In the background is the fire station tower. Standing, dressed ...

Caroline Pulley, Stafford Gaol

From the Stafford Gaol Photograph Albums, 1877-1916, this photograph taken at Stafford Gaol, and shows prisoner 4408, Caroline Pulley. Prisoners were required to show their hands to the camera, but Caroline ...

Cases of Distress and Oppression, in the Staffordshire Potteries; By Labourers Wages being paid in Truck - Booklet from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

The Truck System This was system whereby the workers were forced to accept goods in lieu of payment. They would be payed in tokens, which could only be spent at the company store or Tommy Shop. The ...

Caution to firework users - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

At the beginning of the 19th century, parish workers called church wardens were responsible for dealing with anti-social behaviour on the Potteries' streets. A common cause for complaint were the crackers, ...

Celebratory archway over Stockwell Street, Leek

This arch which reads, "Give Honour To Whom Honour Is Due", was one of several made especially for the Duke and Duchess of York's visit to the town. It stood at the top of Stockwell Street looking towards ...

Cenotaph and Anson Street, Rugeley

This postcard view was published by Wood's Series, Rugeley. On the left is the Police Station and on the right is the Post Office. Note the London & North Western Railway's delivery dray from the Trent ...

Central & South West Staffordshire Bench of Magistrates

Pictured are three former Chairmen of the Central & South-West Staffordshire Bench, including the current Bench Chairman, Jenny Webb J.P., together with the Justices' Clerk for Staffordshire at their ...

Chapel Street and Crabbery Street, Stafford

This view looking south from the Chapel Street and Crabbery Street junction towards Albion Place and Bath Street in Stafford was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. On the left there is a ...

Chapel, Stafford Gaol,

The chapel was built in 1852, during a period of alteration and expansion within the prison structure. The new chapel was situated behind the women's gaol; a gallery at the southern end was designed ...

Chauffeurs, Shugborough Hall,

Two chauffeurs from the Shugborough Estate. On the left is George Rose. On the right is the Anson Britzchka Chariot or Dormeuse, which is now held in the County Museum's collection. On the left is ...

Cheadle Fire Brigade

Cheadle Fire Brigade outside the Town Hall, Cheadle. The Town Hall was built in 1894 and also included a library. It was later the home of the Osborne Cinema. Although the facade remains the rear of ...

Chief Fire Officer Alfred Haywood and the Mayor of Stafford

Alfred Ernest Haywood, Chief Officer of the Stafford Fire Brigade, greets the Mayor, Alderman G. Owen, J.P. on the steps of the Borough Hall, now (2021) the Gatehouse Theatre. This was part of a civic ...