V.E. Day, English Electric Co., Stafford
The Meter Shop, decorated for V.E. Day at the end of World War II. Women employees involved in the production of vitally important precision instruments to assist with the war effort.
The English ...
VE Day Celebrations at RAF Stafford
Pictured are service personnel celebrating VE Day with a ‘knees up’ in the Accounts Department at RAF Stafford. Following the Prime Minister's Victory broadcast all ranks ceased work and joined in the ...
Vehicle garage under construction, Littleton Colliery
View of the construction of a free steering vehicle garage, with a gathering arm loader in the background.
Cannock and Huntington Collieries Company started sinking both No. 1 Shaft and No. 2 Shaft ...
Velvet (Fustian) Mill, Mow Cop
Fustian is a type of fabric that is similar to velvet. It is made by cutting some of the threads of cotton twill, that then stood up to produce the nap of the velvet.
Verger and Rector, St. Mary's Church, Stafford,
The Verger, A.J. Turner, with the Rector, The Ven. W.A. Parker, Archdeacon and Rector of Stafford and later Bishop of Shrewsbury.
The Collegiate Church of St. Mary is the parish church of Stafford. ...
Vernon Cotter, Uttoxeter
Vernon Cotterill, retired butcher and local character. Vernon is pictured at a local event wearing in a colourful jacket and bow-tie, with a traditional butcher's straw hat. He is carving a roasted pig's ...
Vicar of Tamworth and assistants, St. Editha's Church, Tamworth
Seated in the centre of the front row is Reverend J.H. Courtney-Clarke, Vicar of St. Editha's Tamworth between 1896 and 1915, and President of the St. Editha's Men Social Club between 1906 and 1915. In ...
Victoria carriage and driver at Pendrell Hall
Victorian Ladies Black and Gold Apron
This apron was made for formal wear or for show as it has no practical use; instead it was used for decoration or status. This apron was possibly used by a servant for formal occasions or for a wealthy ...
Victory Celebrations in the cutting room, Lotus Ltd., Stone
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes. Joseph Rigby is leaning on the bench at the front with his arms folded.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth ...
Victory Celebrations in the cutting room, Lotus, Stone
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their ...
Victory celebrations, English Electric Co., Stafford
Female employees celebrate Victory at the end of World War Two in one of the typing pools on the Lichfield Road Site in Stafford; note the decorations and tin hats hanging on the wall. In later years ...
Victory Celebrations, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stone
The closing room decorated to celebrate victory at the end of the First World War.
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded ...
Victory Celebrations, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stone,
The closing room decorated to celebrate victory at the end of the First World War.
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes. The cutting room was where the various shapes required ...
View of Stafford from the top of the Gasometer,
View from the gasworks on Chell Road.
To the left is St. Mary's Church, the parish church of Stafford. Originally the church possessed a spire, but it was blown down in 1593 during a storm, bringing ...
Views of St. Peter's Parish Church, Hednesford
The original church which was demolished in 1986 due to mining subsidence damage. A new replacement church was built adjacent the following year. The vicar is the Rev. Francis Lafford, previously Vicar ...
Visit by Princess Margaret , RAF Stafford
During a visit to RAF Stafford, Princess Margaret is presented with a floral bouquet at the RAF Married Quarters.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 ...
Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
Pictured is an Inspection of the Parade in preparation for the visit to RAF Stafford by Princess Margaret on 2 July 1959. Amongst those in this photograph are Air Vice Marshall Lowe, Group Captain Shutt ...