Donkey Rides, Milford Common Fair,
Milford was a very popular weekend destination for visitors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Excursion trains ran between Stafford and Milford stations.
A weekend fair, with donkey ...
Donkey Riding
Photograph taken in an unknown location in Staffordshire. It shows a man and dog, and three girls; two of whom are sitting on the backs of donkeys.
This glass plate was probably taken by Weiss & ...
Donkeys at Dovedale
Dovedale has long been an attraction for tourists and day trippers. Seen here are three donkeys available for rides near the waterfall at the entrance to Dovedale.
Doxey Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant,
'Mock Mayor' procession entered in the Stafford Pageant by the Doxey district. There was often great rivalry between the Littleworth and Doxey districts for the best Local Mayoral turnout in the procession.
The ...
Dray Horse, Bent's Brewery, Stone
Bent's Brewery was established in Newcastle-under-Lyme in the 1790s by William Bent. The business remained in Newcastle until 1936, when manufacture transferred to Liverpool.
The company expanded in ...
Dray Horses, Joule's Brewery, Stone,
Francis Joule came into possession of the White House Inn and brewhouse at Stone in 1758. Nine years later he demolished the inn and built a house, which later became the home of the head brewer. In ...
Dudley Wood Road, Dudley Wood, West Midlands
A view looking north east towards Dudley Wood Road, one of a series of photographs taken showing subsidence of buildings due to coal mining. Most of the buildings to the left of the photograph are suffering ...
Earl of Shrewsbury of Ingestre and Alton Towers
Pictured in the driving seat of a Sporting Break and a team of four horses is Major Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl Talbot and 20th Earl of Waterford (1860-1921) ...
Eastgate Street, Stafford,
This photograph shows the results of the Council's tree planting scheme, designed to make the street more attractive.
The houses on the left are still in existence, although now they have been mainly ...
Eccleshall District Ploughing Match, Kemsey Manor, Shebdon
Two teams of horses owned by Harry Timmis of Wood End Farm, Adbaston which won 1st and 3rd Prizes in the Turn Out Class at the 1948 Eccleshall District Ploughing Match. The men pictured with them are ...
Eccleshall Gymkhana, Acton Hill, Eccleshall
Competitors pictured Eccleshall Horticultural Show and Gymkhana held at Acton Hill, Eccleshall.
Eccleshall Gymkhana, Acton Hill, Eccleshall
Competitors and judges pictured at Eccleshall Horticultural Show and Gymkhana held at Acton Hill, Eccleshall. A Stone Guardian photograph.
Eccleshall Gymkhana, Brook House Farm, Eccleshall
Competitors pictured at the 2nd Annual Eccleshall Horticultural Show and Gymkhana held at Brook House Farm, Eccleshall. In later years the Show was usually held at Acton Hill.
Eccleshall Gymkhana, Brook House Farm, Eccleshall
Competitors pictured at the 2nd Annual Eccleshall Horticultural Show and Gymkhana held at Brook House Farm, Eccleshall. In later years the Show was usually held at Acton Hill.
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, (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 ...
Eviction of Gypsies, Eccleshall
In 1906 there were reports of German Gipsies who had migrated from Prussia, who were travelling the country thieving and committing acts of violence. The police were called to move them out. In this ...