Gus and Dot, Darlaston, near Stone
Outdoor portrait of a man and a girl in formal dress. Their names are Gus and Dot respectively and the picture was taken in Darlaston, near Stone, Staffordshire. It appears to be one of a group of images ...
Hem Heath bridge, Trentham
Photograph taken looking north along the Trent & Mersey Canal. The crowd are waiting for canal transport back to Stoke, during 'Trentham Thursday', the Wakes holiday open day at Trentham Park.
Holiday At The Paddling Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Crowds gathered at Longton Park during the holiday period to use the paddling pool. Taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially ...
Holiday makers
This photograph shows three people enjoying the beach in their bathing costumes. During the years between the first and second world wars the holiday seasons saw hordes of people flooding into seaside ...
Holiday makers.
These three women in deckchairs on the beach appear to be enjoying their holiday! During the years between the first and second world wars the holiday seasons saw hoards of people flooding into seaside ...
Horse Fair, Rugeley
This view of a street market and fair was taken in Horse Fair by the junction with Sandy Lane in Rugeley. All of the buildings including the corrugated iron Mission Church (centre left) and the thatched ...
Iguanodon, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows an Iguanodon, one of several replica prehistoric creatures in the former ‘Lost World’ at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. Around 2010 ‘Lost World’ was reinvented and became known as ...
Jeannie at Blackpool
Outdoor portrait of a woman on the beach holding a starfish. The location is Blackpool and the woman's name is Jeannie. There are other portraits of her in the collection. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) ...
Joule's Brewery Charabanc Outing, Cannock Chase,
Draymen from Joule's Brewery on a charabanc outing to the Bridgnorth area. The photograph was taken on Cannock Chase on the way back to Stone.
Cyril Halfpenny is the driver, he was born in 1899, ...
June Fair, Rugeley
A scene from a June Fair probably taking place on Hagley Park field in Rugeley. The carousel in the centre of this postcard view is Davies's 'Royal Alpine Touring Motors'. Other attractions appear to ...
Kinver postcard
After the arrival of the Kinver Light Railway in 1901 Kinver became quite a tourist trap, known as the 'Switzerland of the Midlands'.
Ladies outing, Uttoxeter area
Portrait of an unidentified group of ladies taken around the the time of World War I.
Lake Ellesmere, Shropshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Lake Ellesmere, Shropshire.
Lakeside Railway, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard view shows the Lakeside Railway at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo.
In later years the site became known as Drayton Manor Resort, one of the largest amusement parks in the UK with over 100 ...
Landing Stage, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view of visitors and boats at the landing stage near the south end of Rudyard Lake.
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of ...
Locomotive No. 45091, Burton-upon-Trent
Steam locomotive No. 45091 is pictured in Burton-upon-Trent hauling a train full of enthusiasts on a special excursion day trip.
This R.C.T.S. (Rail Correspondence and Travel Society) The Mercian rail ...
Lotus Ltd, Stone, holiday to Ireland
A group of staff and family from Lotus Ltd, Stone, pictured before leaving Stone for Liverpool Docks. They sailed aboard 'The Leinster', arriving at Dublin the following morning. From there they went ...
Maternity and Child Welfare Outing, Silverdale
This 'maternity and child welfare outing' was a day trip arranged by the local government. It was intended to get mothers and children out of the house and give them a chance to socialise with their peers....