Dixie Sidings Ale Bank, Burton-on-Trent
Workers posing on a cask pyramid. Standing in the foreground is a small wooden office, and two wooden cask hand carts are also visible.
Domestic servants at Shugborough,
A group of domestic servants at Shugborough's servants' quarters.
Left to right: Maisie Stephens(Housemaid), Molly (1st Kitchen Maid), the Pantry Boy, and Janet Bailey (nee Sherratt, 2nd Kitchen Maid). ...
Domestic Servants, Shugborough Hall,
Louise Smith, seated on the front row second from the right, was the cook at Shugborough in the 1890s.
She married Thomas Langley and left domestic service before the age of 30 to keep house for her ...
Dudley - The Dudley Brewery: steel engraving
'The Dudley Brewery.' Showing the Brewery with men working in the foreground. 'T. Radclyffe, sc., [engraved]; Published by Radclyffe and Co., [1838] for their `History of Birmingham and its Vicinity,' ...
Dwyer's Bakers Van, Rocester
John James Walker (1873-1938) is on the left, with Ezra Woodward on the right holding the large pork pie. The name of the boy sitting on the shafts is not known. John worked as a baker for Andrew Dwyer ...
Elkes Bakeries, Uttoxeter
A drawn view of C.H. Elkes and Sons Ltd's Dove Valley Bakeries in Uttoxeter.
Elkes Biscuit Factory started life as Elkes' Cafe on the corner of High Street and Carter Street, Uttoxeter. It was here ...
Elkes' Biscuits delivery lorry, Uttoxeter
The delivery lorry is a Leyland vehicle, registration number DRE 227. The Elkes' livery for this lorry was dark blue with light blue trim and gold lettering.
The alternate image is a digitally colourised ...
Elkes' Cafe, corner of High Street and Carter Street, Uttoxeter
The new 1950s shop frontage of Elkes' cafe.
Elkes' Carnival entry, Uttoxeter
An Elkes' delivery van covered to make it look like a house made of biscuits. Standing on either side are the 'chef' and the driver.
Elkes' Girl Pipers, Uttoxeter
Group photograph of Elkes' Girl Pipers in full dress, 17 girls in all. The girl in the middle wears a leopard skin and has a large drum. The other girls wear tartan kilts, plaid socks, velvet jackets, ...
Elkes' Jazz Band, Dove Valley Bakery, Cheadle Road, Uttoxeter
Group photograph of the biscuit factory's mainly female marching band, pictured in front of the large doors at Elkes' factory.
Elkes' lorry after a crash, Uttoxeter
Embrey’s Bakery, Fenton
The former Embrey’s Bakery in King Street, Fenton. The upper window frames of the building were purchased by Embrey in 1912 at the Trentham Hall sale, and installed here later. The bakery was founded ...
Embrey's Bakeries delivery van, Fenton
Embrey's Bakeries delivery van pictured on Perth Street, Fenton, probably around the time of King George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935. Leonard Shore pictured with a delivery van for G. Embrey Ltd. Bakeries ...
Employees at Bass Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
Group of personnel at Bass, standing outside No.2 Brewery.
Everards steam lorry at Burton Bridge Brewery, Burton upon Trent
In 1924, Everards completed its move away from rail transport to steam powered drays. These continued in use until they were replaced by petrol lorries in 1946. This steam lorry is believed to be an ...
Exterior of Ind Coope offices, Station Street, Burton-on-Trent
Alfred Barnard described these brewery offices in his book, 'Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland', published in 1889. He noted that the buildings contained the directors' private offices, a board ...