Rose Queen, Oulton, near Stone
This group of Oulton children were photographed after the ceremony of crowning the Rose Queen, held on the Vicarage lawns on the afternoon of Saturday 23 July. On the left is the Vicar of Oulton, the ...
Sheriff's Ride, Breadmarket Street, Lichfield
The history of the Sherriff's Ride dates back to 1553 when Queen Mary granted Lichfield a charter that included the right to be a County and to have its own sheriff. The terms of the charter included ...
Stafford Morris Men
Stafford Morris Men performing at the 40th Anniversary celebration of Stafford Folk Dance Club.
Stafford Morris Men, Gnosall
Stafford Morris Men performing during Stafford Folk Dance Club's 1956 tour of Staffordshire. They are pictured in Gnosall.
Stanton Village
Mayday Celebrations & Maypole dancing in Stanton. The village is located off the Ashbourne-Stoke Road, close to Mayfield, to the north of Uttoxeter.
Study for the Mock Mayor painting
A study by Robert William Buss (1804-1875) for The Mock Mayor painting. A composition comprising the main characters of the resulting painting with the Mock Mayor on the steps of the market cross. A study ...
The Font, Checkley Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the early Norman font at St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley, Staffordshire.
The Iron Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Procession of Mayor John Bentley and councillors.
The Iron Market is decorated for the Charter Celebrations. Jones & Moss furniture store is to the right and the post office at the end of the street....
The May Queen, Endon
The 1911 May Queen, Miss Edna Brown. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning ...
The Mock Mayor, of Newcastle-under-Lyme by Robert William Buss
The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844.
Scene on the market cross when the townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme held their own election of a 'mock' mayor in parody of the ...
The Webb Stone, Bradley
Bradley village situated in the centre of one of the most extensive parishes in the diocese, has been well-known for its extraordinary number of large glacial boulders, which have been a common feature ...
The Well, Endon
The well in Endon is probably most well known for the annual event which celebrates it every year.
The custom of well dressing in Endon has always fallen on the 29th of May (also Oak Apple Day) in common ...
The 'Wishing Stone', Pye Green, Hednesford
Still existing and known today.
The following is an extract from Cannock Chase District Council's 'Adopted Development Brief', March 2011:
"A Wishing Stone forms a local feature of interest at the ...
Two boys dressed in costume for Rose Queen Festival, Christ Church School, Stone
Christopher Sandland and Tony Carter taking part in the Rose Queen Festival at Christ Church School, Stone.
This is the outcome of a reminiscence session in which Year 4 pupils from Christ Church ...
Water divining, Needwood
Mr Tippen watching Miss Winifred Leason of Paradise Farm, Needwood with a metal water divining device. The divining rod is supposed to respond to the presence of water in the ground below.
Water divining, Needwood
Miss Winifred Leason of Paradise Farm, Needwood with a metal water divining device. The divining rod is supposed to respond to the presence of water in the ground below.
Well Dressing, Endon
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning when the stone well head was built in 1845 at the expense of Thomas Heaton, a local landowner. The well dressing formerly ...
Well Dressing, Endon
The custom of well dressing can be traced back hundreds of years. Originally the wells were decorated by throwing wreaths and flowers into the water. However in about 1818 a clay-covered board was used, ...