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Clicking department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford

Ron Andrews and Alan Lewis are pictured in the Clicking Department at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. Lotus was originally named ...

Clicking Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford, (1)

This is one of a series of postcards sent to the wife of an Australian shoe manufacturer, Fred Cull of George Cull and Son. Mr Cull spent some months working for Mason and Marson on Sandon Road, who ...

Clicking Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford, (2)

In the clicking department the various shoe parts were cut from leather. These were then sent to the closing department to be bonded together to form shoe uppers. This is one of a series of postcards ...

Clicking Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stone

This photograph is of the clicking or cutting room, where the pieces of leather which make up the parts of the shoe are cut from hides. The Lotus factory stands on Longton Road in Stone. Lotus was ...

Clicking Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stone

The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes. This photograph is of the lasting or making room, where the shoe upper is attached to the sole. Lotus was originally named Bostock's and ...

Closing Department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford

Nigel Reade and Sheila Land pictured in the Closing Department at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. Sheila is sewing together the leather parts which make up the upper of a woman's shoe. This photograph ...

Closing Department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford

Employees are pictured in the Closing Room at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. If you recognise anyone in this view please contact us. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. ...

Closing Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford, (1)

The closing department was where various shapes of leather were stitched together to form the shoe uppers. This is one of a series of postcards sent to the wife of an Australian shoe manufacturer, ...

Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford

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. Edwin Bostock's ...

Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford

Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903. Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. ...

Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford

Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903. Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. ...

Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford

Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903. Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. ...

Collecting carbon, United Lamp Black Works, Four Ashes

Bill Amison and Jack Ward, two of the six Black Gang Men, collecting carbon powder (lamp black) in the largest burning chamber at United Lamp Black Works, Four Ashes in preparation for the next burn. Founded ...

Collecting carbon, United Lamp Black Works, Four Ashes

Collecting carbon powder (lamp black) in a burning chamber at United Lamp Black Works at Four Ashes. A member of the 'Black Gang', who may be Frank 'Pipe' Jones, is moving the lamp black with a scraper ...

Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.

Photograph showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown. This image appears elsewhere in the collection and was used for a presentation ...

Colouring Doll's Heads In The Potteries. Photographed by William Blake.

Factory interior with paintresses decorating doll's heads. This images appears elsewhere in the collection and was used for a presentation by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” A small folder ...

Colouring Doll's Heads in the Potteries. Photographed by William Blake.

Postcard showing paintresses decorating doll's heads in a Stoke-on-Trent pot bank. On the reverse of the post card it is stated that the image was taken in 1880. However, this date is too early. Blake ...

Colwich Brickworks

A brick maker was living in this part of Colwich in 1740 and thereafter trade continued in the area. This brick-works was built by Colwich Brick and Tile Co. Ltd. in about 1900 and continued brick production ...