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 ...
Etruria Canal and Industrial Site. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of narrow boats on the Trent & Mersey Canal at an industrial site in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Farmers using a horse drawn harvester in the Bilbrook area
Two horses are pictured pulling a harvester or 'reaper' in a field in Bilbrook. One man is seated on the machine to steer it, whilst a man and boy walk alongside it.
Fog Cottages, near Rugeley
A postcard view of Fog Cottages, on the Colton Road near Trent Valley Station, Rugeley. They acquired the name Fog Cottages because the end cottage had an alarm bell installed and this was used in foggy ...
Foresters and Oddfellows Procession, Gnosall
A postcard view of Foresters and Oddfellows with banners and some in full costume, pictured posing for the photographer by the Anchor Inn before continuing along Audmore Road, towards the centre of the ...
Fox Hounds at Ash Tree Bridge, Armitage
Hounds, horses and riders of the South Staffordshire Hunt photographed near the bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal adjacent to the Ash Tree Inn on Armitage Road near the junction with Armitage Lane.
This ...
Fox Hunt Meet at Doveridge Hall, near Uttoxeter
A postcard view of a Meynell Hunt Meet pictured with their horses and foxhounds outside the east front of Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire.
Doveridge Hall was built in 1769 by Edward Stevens for Sir Henry ...
Fox Hunt meet, Bagot's Park, near Abbots Bromley
Horses and hounds at a Meynell Hunt meeting at Bagot's Park.
Photographer: McCann of Uttoxeter.
Fox Hunt meet, Bagot's Park, near Abbots Bromley
Horses and hounds at a Meynell Hunt meeting at Bagot's Park.
Photographer: McCann of Uttoxeter.
Fox hunt meet, Wychnor
Postcard view of refreshments being taken at a fox hunt meet at Wychnor, near Burton-upon-Trent.
Photographer: Ernest Abrahams of Burton-upon-Trent.
Fundraising for the Purple Cross, Pall Mall, Hanley
A group of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and other children pictured on Pall Mall, Hanley raising funds for the Purple Cross service which existed to care for the welfare of the horses on the battlefield. ...
Funeral Procession, Chadsmoor
George Stacey's Belgian Black horses pulling a hearse, thought to be through Chadsmoor, with a procession of mourners. George Stacey Funeral Directors still exists today (May 2021) in West Hill, Hednesford....
Game Keepers at Sandon Hall
Photograph taken at Sandon Hall Park October 1963. Left to Right: Geoff Merrick (Head Keeper at Sandon), Fred Culpin (Gardener Chauffeur at Hilcote Hall), Harry Poole (Gamekeeper at Ingestre Hall).
Gateway of Tiberias. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a structure known as the Gateway of Tiberias. This would appear to be another of a series of images taken whilst Blake toured Isreal.
Gateway of Tiberias. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a structure known as the Gateway of Tiberias. This would appear to be another of a series of images taken whilst Blake toured Isreal.
George Nutt's Central Stores, School Lane, Amington, Tamworth
A pony and cart outside Wesley Cottages on School Lane. The girl on the cart is Gwen Nutt with George Nutt, and Mrs Nutt standing in the doorway. The name of School Lane was later changed to Woodhouse ...
Golden Cup, 27 Lower Gungate, Tamworth
A young looking E.J. Cole, proprietor of the Golden Cup Public House, seen here with a prize winning horse. He started trading in Tamworth as a painter and decorator, then took the Golden Cup on as a ...
Greenhill, Lichfield
This postcard view looks northeast along Greenhill from the junction with George Lane and Tamworth Street in Lichfield. Most of the buildings on the left remain (July 2020) although over the years several ...