Shoemakers' sermon notice, Stafford
Notice for a sermon: 'The Shoemakers of Stafford and its neighbourhood are respectfully informed, that a Sermon on their account, will be preached on the evening of Christmas-Day, at Zion Chapel by ...
St James Church Choir, Longton
The Church Choir of St. James the Less Church, Longton. The choir members were mainly former pupils of St. James School. In the centre is Rector Clift and next to him (3rd from left) is the Headmaster ...
St Luke's Church, Cannock
An interesting post card view of the St Luke's Church, Cannock, showing the churchyard prior to clearing the graves and putting it to lawn in 1949. It had been closed to burials since 1878. The large ...
St Paul's Church Group, Croxton, Eccleshall
Back row (left to right): Fred Hill, George Tapley, Tom Potts, Fred Oldbury.
Middle row: George Lockett, Aldridge, V. Shemilt, George Oldbury.
Front Row: unknown, Sid Beeston, John Parton, Bill ...
St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the rear of St. Bernard's Convent of Mercy, Stubbs Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme. This view includes the former Comet building.
The Sisters of Mercy began their ministry in Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
St. Luke's Band bus trip, Cannock
John Thomas Alfred ‘Jack‘ Inskip, is sitting in the front seat of the bus next to the driver. Jack was a coal miner and a talented cornet player. He played in colliery and works bands throughout the Midlands. ...
St. Michael's Billiards team, Stone
Bert Shardlow is seated 2nd from the right. Also in this group are Tom Midwinter (2nd from left, back row) and Bert's brother Fred (standing far right).
Bert Shardlow was born in 1910 in Church ...
St. Michael's Football Club, Stone
Bert Shardlow is seated 2nd from the right front row. Also pictured are Tom Midwinter (second from left, back row) who ran the dairy in Church Street, and Wilf Banks (3rd from left, middle row) who was ...
Stafford and District Church Federation, Walton on the Hill
Officials and members are pictured at the first annual meeting of the Stafford and District Federation of the Church of England Men’s Society (C.E.M.S.) at Walton Village Hall on Saturday 10 May. Seated ...
Stafford Wesley Methodists Sunday School, Earl Street, Stafford
150th anniversary celebrations of Stafford Wesley Methodists Sunday School, Earl Street, Stafford. Below is an extract from an article published in the Staffordshire Newsletter on 23 April 1956:
For ...
Sunday School Demonstration Day, Hednesford
A large group of people gathered at a Sunday School Demonstration Day in front of the Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford, before the First World War.
These annual Methodist gatherings on a Monday in July ...
Sunday School Demonstration, Hednesford
A large group of people gathered at a Sunday School Demonstration Day in front of the Anglesey Hotel, Hednesford, before the First World War.
These annual Methodist gatherings on a Monday in July ...
Sunday School Staff, Longton Central Hall
A building was erected in Longton for Methodist worship in 1783. Wesley first preached there in the following year in the open air, as the meeting-house was too small to hold the congregation. In 1804 ...
Sunday School, Methodist Chapel, Forsbrook
It is believed that this photograph was taken on an anniversary occasion.
Back row, left to right: Gary Turner, Chris Ward, Ronald Birks, Jean Nicholson, Jeanette Maddox, Jackie Tonkinson, Mary Taylor, ...
The Bright Hour group, Flash Lane, Trent Vale
Members of the 'Bright Hour' group from the Methodist Chapel at the top of Flash Lane, Trent Vale, are pictured here. Included in the photograph are Sarah Burrows and Mary Myatt.
The Library, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage, Staffordshire
A white-robed Dominican Friar seated at study in the Library at Hawkesyard. The Library was built 1901-1902 and opened on December 12th 1904 by by Bishop Castelli. Prior to the availability of a separate ...
The Will of Wulfric Spot, Staffordshire
The Will of Wulfric Spot pre-dates Domesday Book (written in 1086) by some 80 years, the will is a crucial source for the study of place-names both in Staffordshire and surrounding counties, and so is ...
W. G. Cowie, Rector of St. Mary's Church, Stafford
William Garden Cowie (1831-1902) was born in London and was curate of St. Clement, Cambridge in 1854 and then at Moulton, Suffolk 1855 to 1857. He was appointed Chaplain to British forces in India from ...