Uttoxeter Carnival
A postcard view of a float preparing for the Uttoxeter Carnival Parade held in June 1925.
This picture was taken by Alfred McCann who was a member of the McCann family of photographers of High Street, ...
'Victorian Grandeur of East Lynne' Pageant Float, Stafford,
The pageant included a class for floats representing a film shown in Stafford over the previous year. This float was based on the 'Victorian Grandeur of East Lynne', and was photographed on Foregate ...
Waiting for the bus outside St Marys Catholic Church, Uttoxeter
Waiting for the bus outside St Mary's Catholic Church on Balance Street to take them to a competition in Stafford. Frances Holllins is 2nd in the queue from the right, behind the Mayor.
Washing Up, Memorial Hall, Hixon,
Washing up outside the Memorial Hall on High Street, possibly after celebrating the opening of the hall in 1926.
The hall was built to commemorate the Hixon men who were killed in the First World War.
Sir ...
Well Dressing, Endon
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning when the stone well head was built in 1845 at the expense of Thomas Heaton, a local landowner. The well dressing formerly ...
Women's Institute Staffordshire Federation's 70th Anniversary Festival at Shugborough Hall
Women's Institute Staffordshire Federation's 70th Anniversary celebration at Shugborough Hall. Mrs Spooner carries Cheddleton W.I.'s banner. The theme was 'A Cavalcade Through the Years' with each W.I. ...
X-Rays Pageant Float, Stafford
A float made by employees of the English Electric Co. The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
'Yeti' Costume, Stafford Pageant,
Yeti costume with Lotus Shoes collecting tin photographed on Greengate Street. The spire on the left belonged to the Royal Brine Baths; the gable end on the right was part of the Baths Hotel.
The ...