Miniature Garden winner, Eccleshall
Mike Skerratt with his First Prize winning entry for the Miniature Garden at the Eccleshall Agricultural & Horticultural Society Show in 1954.
National Garden Festival
The National Garden Festival on this site between May and October 1986 is a very important event for Stoke-on-Trent. First of all it will see the restoration and reclamation of this 180 acre site – one ...
National Garden Festival, Stoke-on-Trent
The National Garden Festival took place at Etruria between May and October 1986 and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It led to the restoration and reclamation of a 180 acre derelict site. The site is ...
Officials and guests, Eccleshall Horticultural Show
Officials and guests pictured at the 7th Annual Eccleshall Horticultural Show which was held in a field off Newport Road lent by Mr J.R. Hawkins. The Show was opened by Mrs Way, wife of the Rev. Charles ...
Officials and judges, Stramshall
A group of officials and judges pictured at Stramshall Show. The show took place in a field near the church.
Front row (left to right): Mr J. Hellaby, Mr T. Knobbs, Alfred Parker, Mrs Dainton, Mr John ...
Officials at Eccleshall Horticultural Show
Officials pictured at the 6th Annual Eccleshall Horticultural Show which was held in a field off Newport Road lent by Mr J.R. Hawkins. The Show was opened by Lady Lamb.
Officials at the Brewood Show, Somerford Park
Group of Officials with, from left to right, Mr T.A.W. Giffard, M.B.E., C.C. (Chairman), Mrs T.A.W. Giffard (President), The Earl of Bradford, Mr G. Bickford, (Treasurer), and Mr C.O. Langley (Vice President)....
Officials, Eccleshall Horticultural Show
Officials and guests pictured at the 6th Annual Eccleshall Horticultural Show which was held in a field off Newport Road lent by Mr J.R. Hawkins.
From left to right: E. Sinker, A.E. Pye, Mrs J. Plant, ...
Open Day at the GEC Castle Engineering Works, Stafford
The GEC Castle Engineering Works in Stafford held an Open Day in 1977 to mark the occasion of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. During the event there were various attractions for the visitors including examples ...
Opening of Fatstock Show, Longton, Stoke on Trent
The Lord Mayor of Stoke, Alderman T. Mitchell welcoming the Dairy Queen, Miss Barbara Thomasson, at the opening of the 4th Annual Stoke-on-Trent Fatstock Show held in Longton Market Hall. Standing next ...
Pakeman's grocer's shop, Market Place, Uttoxeter
A shop assistant serving a customer at the bacon counter in Pakeman & Co.'s grocers and provisions shop, Market Place, Uttoxeter. The advertisement for the upstairs restaurant can be seen in the window ...
Playing musical chairs, Sports and Flower Show, Pattingham
The adults pictured, from left to right are: Norah Chaplin, Harold Taylor, Uncle Bob Taylor, Bill Boland, Bill Ash and Ken Lakin.
The game is being played on the old School field, now Orchard Close.
The ...
Ploughing Match, Abbots Bromley
Vintage tractors competing in the annual ploughing match and hedge-laying competition.
Potato Picking Competition, Adbaston
A group of young boys competing in a potato picking contest at Offley Grove, near Adbaston. An image taken from a water damaged glass negative.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Presentation of Trophies, County Show, Hopton
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the county. The first show at Stone was in 1844.
Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the ...
Prize Giving, Staffordshire County Show, Hopton
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the county. The first show at Stone was in 1844.
Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the ...
Prize Winning Display, Skinner & Co, Leek
The Leek and District Agricultural and Horticultural Show began in 1895 at Belle Vue Leek, In September 1904 Skinner & Co., ironmongers of Derby Street, won first prize for the best display at the show....
Prizewinning sheep's wool, Royal Show, Wrottesley Park
A pile of sheep's wool, winner of 1st and Champion prizes in the Suffolk Class 558 at the Royal Show of 1937, held at Wrottesley Park.
The Royal Show was the country's most prestigious agricultural ...