Licensees of the Jolly Crafts Public House, Stafford
Studio portrait of Harry and Edith Taylor, who were the licensees of the Jolly Crafts public house on the corner of Chapel Street and Stafford Street. They later moved to the Sir Robert Peel public House ...
Long Case Clock
Long case clock with a brass dial of plain style. engraved on dial is 'Sutton Stafford'.
Maker - Robert Sutton of Stafford
Long Case Clock
Brass dial with minute dial and aperture for date. Plate inscribed 'JNo Stevenson Stafford' on dial. Engraved with leaf design.
Oak case decorated with bands of inlay outlining shape. On either side ...
Lord Anglesey’s Sitting Room at Beaudesert Hall
Lord Anglesey’s Sitting Room was affected by the 1909 fire. During the repairs the room was altered by using a decorative scheme based on Plas Mawr, Conway.
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the ...
Lord Nelson taking Afternoon Tea with his Housekeeper and Guests
Pictured standing is Lord Nelson (George Horatio Nelson), 1st Lord Nelson of Stafford, Managing Director of English Electric between 1930 and 1956, taking afternoon tea with his Housekeeper, Mrs Belcher ...
Lotus Shoe Factory Social Club, Stone,
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton. The original ...
Lounge, Coton Hill Asylum, Stafford
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as The institution for ...
Lounge, Royal Brine Baths, Stafford,
The brine baths were believed to cure rheumatism, the warm brine improving circulation. Each patient was allotted a private bath and dressing room.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered ...
Men's dormitory, Diocesan Labour Home, Stafford
Corridor of the Men's Dormitory. Bedding rolls can be seen on the floor in front of the man and boy.
The Diocesan Labour Home opened in 1891 on the corner of Austin Friars and Friars Terrace. The ...
Milwich Hall interior
Milwich Hall was built c. 1600 on or near the site of a Saxon Hall, which was encircled by a moat. In the 1970s the plaster was removed to reveal the original timber framed structure underneath.
Minton Cottages, 267 - 281 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent
This building plan is of the Minton Cottages on Hartshill Road in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. These houses were built in 1857 by Herbert Minton for the employees of the Minton pottery factory. When they ...
Minton Cottages, 267 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent
This building plan is of 267 Hartshill Road in Hartshill. This row of cottages was built in 1857 by Herbert Minton, of the Minton ceramic factory, for his work force. The cottages still stand today and ...
Mr Bernard Bromley, Engraver, Stafford
A craftsman still, seventy year old Mr Bernard Bromley, in retirement after a lifetime as an engraver, keeps his hand in by engraving a cup for a friend, at his Foregate Street home.
Mr Bromley was ...
Mr Brookes, Shugborough Park Farm
Leonard 'Dick' Brookes (1915-2009), pictured in the farmhouse at Shugborough Park Farm with one of his baby daughters, either Ann or Patricia. Born in Congleton, Cheshire, Dick Brookes took over the ...
Mr F H Darrall, Brunswick Terrace, Stafford
Mr F H Darrall of 15 Brunswick Terrace keeps a watchful eye on his pet alligator, while his Mexican lizard clings to his shoulder apprehensively.
The alligator, aged between nine and twelve months ...
Nantwich. Photographed by William Blake.
View of a grand wooden panelled dinning room. The location is given as Nantwich, Cheshire.
National Provincial Bank, Interior, Eccleshall,
The National Provincial Bank opened a daily agency at 17 High Street in 1922. In 1924 it became a branch office (pictured).
The bank moved to Stafford Street in 1959, and in 1970 the branch moved ...