Market Street, Hednesford
A busy scene on Market Street, Hednesford. The building with the diamond-shaped windows on the left hand edge is the Electric Palace. Built as a roller-skating rink in 1910, its maple wood floor was ...
Market Street, Penkridge
A view looking south-east along Market Street. The timber-framed building is the former Blacksmith's Arms Inn, later known as 'Two Steps'. It dates from the 16th century but there are some remains of ...
Market, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide view of the market place in Burton upont Trent, with the old Town Hall to the left. The Town Hall was built in 1773 and demolished in 1884.
Copyright: Burton Library
May Fair and Cattle Market, Stafford,
Annual fairs had two sides - trade and pleasure. People would travel from a wide area to visit the fairs, which often filled the town's main streets. Henry III granted Stafford's first annual fair in ...
Maypole dancing, Longnor
Maypole dancing on Market Day in Longnor. A brass band can be seen in the crowd to the left. In the background is the Market Hall built by Sir John Harpur Crewe in 1873 and to the right is the Grapes ...
Memorial Grounds, Burton-on-Trent
View showing St. Modwens Church and Market Place in the background. The War Memorial was built in 1923, and was listed Grade II c1990.
Modern Egyptian Potter. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing an Egyptian Potter selling his ware on the banks of the Nile. This is one of the few coloured slides in the collection.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for ...
Newcastle market, High street, Newcastle
The market at Newcastle can be traced back to 1172. Originally the market was held on a Sunday, which was the best day to attract people who worked a six day week. In about the 13th century the Ironmarket ...
Newcastle Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle Market by J.W. Griffiths is a very colourful and lively streetscene with brightly coloured canopies lining the market stalls. Lots of people can be seen shopping and a small red van is parked ...
Newcastle under Lyme Market
Local people talking about Newcastle-under-Lyme market in 1968:-
Well, the market in the old days – it was a cross between an outdoor theatre and a market. If you wanted a good night’s entertainment ...
Noah’s Ark Inn, Crabbery Street, Stafford
This view looking from Chapel Street into Crabbery Street in Stafford was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon.
From left to right: the former Caroline Electric shop, an entrance to St John’s ...
North Tower, Tutbury Castle
The North Tower was built in the 1450s, and although ruined, still stands to its full four storey height.
Tutbury Castle is first mentioned in 1071, when it was transferred to Henry de Ferrers from ...
Notice on weights and measures - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
During the early 1800s, people in the Potteries grew very wary about the use by dishonest traders of false weights and measures on market day.
Rip-off
It was the big 'rip-off' scandal of its time, ...
Old Town Hall, Market Place, Burton-on-Trent
Opening ceremony of Dutch Market, Bandstand, Castle Grounds, Tamworth
During the 1915 August Bank Holidays this fund raising Dutch market was held in the Castle grounds and was organised jointly by the Red Cross and the Tamworth Ladies' Working League. The market was opened ...
Parliament Row, Hanley.
This scene shows a billposter outside Woolworth & Co. Ltd around the late fifties or early sixties. The poster advertises the play 'Subway in the Sky', which was showing at the Odeon cinema where Frederick ...
Parliament Square and Hanley meat market
The old Hanley meat market from Parliament Square with Webberley's store in the background. Built in 1831 in classical style with Roman style Doric doorways, the old meat market building is now grade ...
Penkhull Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
At the time of this photograph these buildings were located on what was then known as Penkhull Street, before the whole street became known as the High Street in 1954. The tall building on the left is ...