Sand mixer at Bamford's foundry, Uttoxeter
Bamfords was founded in 1871 in Uttoxeter by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery. Joseph Cyril Bamford split off from the Bamford company in 1945 to set up what has become ...
Saredon Windmill
Built before 1806, this mill worked by sail until the 1870s and by steam to about 1930. It was converted into a house in 1942 and further restored between 1976 and 1979. It had four sails and a boat ...
Sheep sale, Smithfields Market, Uttoxeter
The livestock market closed in 2001 at the time of the Foot and Mouth outbreak, and the buildings were demolished in 2006 and the site redeveloped.
Shepherd and his dog, Brewood Park Farm, Coven
At the time the farmer at Brewood Park Farm was Mr S.S. Kirk.
Shoot, Creswell Hall,
Arthur Meakin of Creswell Hall with game. On the left is the farm bailiff, Noah Thornley.
Shorthorn Cattle Society Field Day, Chatcull
North and East Midlands Registered Association of the Shorthorns Society Field Day at Chatculls Green Farm.
Mr R. Robertshaw, from the County Livestock Office, gives a lecture on the Chatcull herd ...
Smithfield cattle market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Located off Friars' Street the market was built in 1871 to replace the medieval animal market that had been held actually in the town centre. The market was closed in the early 1990's and Safeway supermarket ...
Stafford Ploughing Match, the Toft, Dunston
First prize winning entry in the one-way plough class at Stafford Ploughing Match, held at The Toft, Dunston, which was farmed at the time by Mr B.C. Griffin. The team also won second prize for turn-out.
The ...
Steam Hay Bailing, Lower Farm, Drointon
Hay bailing in the field at Lower Farm, Drointon, farmed by Mr A.H. Cooper. Hay is being fed into the hay bailer, powered by a steam engine (right). The bales are being ejected into the motor lorry, far ...
Stubbs, Meeson & Co at Penkridge Livestock Auction
Stubbs, Meeson & Co were an agricultural foodstuff and supplies company whose main warehouse was located in Telegraph Street, Stafford. This photograph shows their office at the Penkridge livestock auction ...
Suffolk Ewes, County Show, Stone,
Staffordshire Agricultural Society held its first show in Stone in 1844. The annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the county.
Since 1958 the County Show has been held at ...
T.I. Plucknett's Mowing and Reaping Machine - an advertisement from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In an age before tractors or even steam engines were used in farming, every advance in agricultural technology promised a better, more profitable crop.
The makers of T.I. Plucknett's mowing and reaping ...
The Fallows Family, Shugborough Park Farm
The Fallows family were tenants of Shugborough Park Farm between 1900 and 1926. From left to right: John, Annie Elizabeth, Victor, Annie, Thomas, Thomas Jr.
Thomas Anson, who inherited the Shugborough ...
The Kennels, Shugborough Park
At the time this photograph was taken, Robert Courtney was the gamekeeper at Shugborough, and the Kennels was his home on the Estate.
The man in the picture is believed to be Robert's father-in-law, ...
The old smithy, Coppenhall
A blacksmith filing the hoof of a horse outside the old smithy which was sited on the west side of Hyde Lea Bank, between Coppenhall and Hyde Lea. The blacksmith at the time was George Fletcher. The ...
The Old Smithy, Park Drive, Trentham.
The Old Smithy on Park drive is a triangular shaped building sandwiched between Park Drive (on the left) and an access road on the right. The entrance is appropriately in the shape of a horseshoe and ...
The Water Mill, Cheddleton