Lotus Shoe Shop, Sheridan Centre, Stafford
Lotus Shoe shop formed part of the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years the centre was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially re-opened in ...
Lotus shoes sales catalogue
Lotus marketing booklet depicting seven different styles of men's shoes from the " Playbucks " range.
Lotus shoes sales catalogue
A page from a sales catalogue depicting eight different styles of women's shoes from the "Susi Qs" range manufactured at Lotus Ltd's Sandon Road factory in Stafford.
Making Department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Peter O'Dowd and a colleague (standing behind the machine) are pictured at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. They are using a sole-laying machine to attach the sole of the shoe to the upper. This photograph ...
Mannequin Parade, Lotus Ltd., Stone
Local models were used in a mannequin parade, displaying shoes, held in the Lotus Hall during the previous week, for the benefit of managers of Lotus retail shops.
This year (1956) Lotus introduced ...
Meir, Broadway. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near to where ...
Men's shoe
An 18th century display shoe. Black leather sole, heel and upper with two free straps at the front. Ivory or bone pins at the base of the heel. This very narrow shoe was probably made for display purposes ...
Milligan Shield Presentation at the English Electric Co., Stafford
This group photograph of the Mayor of Stafford with managers, apprentices, their parents and friends was taken after the Annual Presentation of Training Awards in the Association Hall at the English Electric ...
Mr Fred Evans and the English Electric Co., Stafford
Employees from the Switchgear Works are pictured at a retirement presentation by the Transformer Manufacturing Department. In the centre Mr Fred Evans who has completed 38 years’ service holds a certificate ...
Nathaniel Barrett, Oaken Hall, near Codsall
Gilt framed oval watercolour portrait of Nathaniel Barrett (died 1795) of Oaken Hall, High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1774. He is wearing a light grey jacket with a black ribbon in his hair.
Nathaniel Barrett's wife, Oaken Hall, near Codsall
Gilt framed oval watercolour portrait of the wife of Nathaniel Barrett of Oaken Hall. She is wearing a low cut blue dress with yellow trim.
National Foot Health Week, Stafford
This picture appeared in the Staffordshire Newsletter as part of ‘National Foot Health Week’ which was during 16 to 21 June 1952. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the photograph.
The feature ...
Officers Ball, RAF Stafford
This photograph of guests at RAF Stafford’s Officers Ball in 1971 was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in this view.
Packing department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Hazel Wilson (nee Simmons) is pictured packing a pair of shoes at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's ...
Painted silk shoes, about 1820
These blue silk shoes have narcissus and sweet peas or freesias hand painted on to the toes. They date from between 1815-1825. This type of pump or slipper shoe was worn as an evening shoe because the ...
Pair of child's clogs
Pair of child's clogs from Derrington, near Stafford. Black leather uppers and wooden soles, iron shod.
This type of low cost footware kept the feet warm and dry. In the early twentieth century clogs ...
Pair of ladies sandles, Indian
Traditional type of evening shoe from Delhi. Turquoise leather sole and strap with gold braid. Impressed pattern on main strapping which has red, pink and blue painted decoration. Undersole of leather, ...
Pair of straights
Straights are shoes without differentation between the left and right foot. They were made from about 1600. During the 1790s right and left shoes were re-introduced because the now popular flatter shoe ...