Eccleshall Pageant
A Pageant scene depicting Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church, which Elias de Jantonice is rebuilding, 1090 AD.
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding ...
Eccleshall Pageant
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town. The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson ...
Eccleshall Pageant
A Pageant scene depicting Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church, which Elias de Jantonice is rebuilding, 1090 AD.
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding ...
Eccleshall Pageant
A Pageant scene depicting the Battle of Blore Heath which was a battle in the English Wars of the Roses. It was fought on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire.
Eccleshall Pageant was ...
Eccleshall Pageant, (3)
Pageant depicting Queen Margaret of Anjou returning with some of her defeated troops from the Battle of Blore Heath, in 1459. Mrs W.E. Carter played Queen Margaret.
Eccleshall Pageant was organised ...
Elizabeth I Pageant Costume, Stafford,
Elizabeth I Pageant Float, Stafford,
Prize winning pageant float depicting Queen Elizabeth I's visit to Stafford in 1575.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
Endon May Queen
The May Queen, Miss Edna Brown, being driven to the well, there to be welcomed by the vicar. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest ...
Endon May Queen and attendants
The May Queen, Miss Edna Brown, and her attendants. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, ...
Endon May Queen and train bearers
The May Queen and her train bearers. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning ...
Endon May Queen enthroned
The May Queen, Miss Edna Brown, on the 'throne'. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, ...
Endon Well Dressing procession
The band approaching the well. Part of the procession at the Endon Well Dressing and the crowning of the May Queen.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning ...
Evode pageant Float, Stafford,
Spic and Span Shoe Polishes Ltd. was established in Glover Street on 3 June 1932. The company was partly owned by Lotus Ltd., the shoe manufacturers.
In 1938 the company, under the directorship of ...
Fair on Milford Common,
Fairs have been held on Milford Common since the 1880s. By 1906 fairs were held on every Bank Holiday both in the spring and summer.
Milford was a very popular weekend destination for visitors in the ...
Fair, Market Square, Stafford,
Henry III granted the first annual fair to Stafford in 1261. Fairs had two sides - trade and pleasure. People would travel from a wide area to visit the fairs, which often filled the town's main streets.
By ...
Fancy dress awards, Sabine Street, Stafford
Mayor Charles Fowke presenting awards for a fancy dress competition, possibly part of Stafford Pageant. Mrs Fowke is standing 2nd from left, with a Mace bearer far right.
A Stafford Newsletter photograph....
Float, Stafford Pageant,
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Friar Street Decorated for the Pageant, Stafford,
Friar Street decorated for the pageant's best decorated street competition. The name of the entry was "Ye Olde Monastery Garden".
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town ...