Opening Ceremony of Weston Village Hall,
Bridget Malpass presenting a bouquet to Miss Mary Bagshawe of Uttoxeter, who opened Weston Village Hall.
Also attending the ceremony are Mr Johnson, chairman of Weston Village Hall Committee, the ...
Page Boy and Flower Girl, Eccleshall,
Parish Records of St. Nicholas Church, Codsall
Parish registers record baptisms, marriages and burials. The register above, begins in the reign of the last Tudor queen, Elizabeth I, in 1587 when the new chaplain, Thomas Pytt, arrived in Codsall. They ...
Procession to mark the death of King Edward VII, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
The King died May 6th, 1910 with his state funeral taking place on Friday, 26th May at St .George's Chapel, Windsor. This procession marking the occasion is passing The Black Horse Inn (demolished in ...
S.S. Mary's & St. Chad's Church. Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior with a view of S.S. Mary & Chad's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Satin Christening Gown, 1930s
This christening gown was worn by Graham Potts in 1939.
Graham's two sons were also christened in the same gown some years later.
Silk Christening Gown, 1800s
The christening gown that we recognise today started in the mid eighteen century.
These early gowns were made out of soft fabrics, such as silk or satin, until the 1800s when cotton became more readily ...
Sir Arthur Nicholson's Funeral Procession, Leek
Sir Arthur Nicholson's funeral procession on St Edward Street on its way to Leek Congregational Church (now Trinity Church on Derby Street).
From there the procession carried on to St. Edward's schurch, ...
St. Augustine’s Church, Rugeley
A postcard showing a Christening held in St. Augustine’s Church in Rugeley. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in this view.
This postcard was published by Judges (Hastings) for the Lichfield ...
Staffordshire Slipware Cradle
Cradles were symbols of fertility and often gifted at weddings or Christenings and were a popular feature from the 17th century to the mid 19th century in England.
Star Inn, Cop Mere End, Eccleshall,
The Star Inn was once known as The Rising Sun.
The grey haired man in the entrance is the landlord, Charles Blakeman. This could be a photograph of the christening of Mr Blakeman's daughter, Edith....
The Talbot Hotel, Leek
Originally known as the Spread Eagle, it was known as the Talbot by the time this photograph was taken. The original stone building was almost entirely demolished and a Sugden-designed hotel built in ...
The wedding of Bill Fisher and Hilda Loveday, Great Haywood
From left, Clifford Charles William Fisher, Hilda Loveday, with Florence Elsmore as bridesmaid and Clifford's younger brother Cyril John Fisher. They married at St Stephens Church, Great Haywood on 3 ...
The Wedding of George and Irene Brew, Rugeley
George and Irene Brew (nee Acton) are pictured at their wedding at St Augustine’s Church in Rugeley. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Cabin public house (later this became the Vaults), by ...
The Wedding of Hilda Wiles and Ernest Richards, Rugeley
This postcard view was taken on the Wedding Day of Hilda Wiles and Ernest Richards, 19 December 1931.
The photograph was taken at 16 Hill Street, Rugeley by T W Heatherley of Rugeley.
Back row (left ...
Thomas and Ellen Boulton, Whittington, near Eccleshall
Thomas and Ellen Boulton of The Smithy, Whittington, near Eccleshall, pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. Thomas was a wheelwright and undertaker.
Photograph by Staffordshire Photo Service, ...
Tom and Marie 'Daisy' Penton, Norton Canes
Tom married Marie 'Daisy' Griffiths in Stafford in May 1917.
Tom was born into a coal mining family in Norton Canes in 1889, the oldest son in a family of eleven children. The family moved to Cannock ...
Town Hall interior, High Street, Uttoxeter
The wedding reception of Daniel and Nora Smith (nee Mellor), Easter Saturday, 1956. Around 100 guests attended the celebrations, before the couple set off for their honeymoon in the Isle of Man. They ...