Ladies Black Hat, c.1910
This type of hat was popular in the Edwardian era.
This hat belonged to the donors grandmother Catherine Leighton from Hanchurch and would have been worn in around 1910.
It is a black straw hat, ...
Ladies Black 'Peach Basket' Hat
'Peach basket' hats got their name simply because they looked like upturned fruit baskets.
The first hats of this type were worn in 1908. The became popular again in the 1930s and mid-1950s.
This ...
Ladies Black Picture Hat, c.1910-1930
A 'Picture hat' is a hat with a wide brim like this one.
This hat belonged to the donor's grandmother Mrs Catherine Leighton.
It is made of black straw and is decorated with black ostrich feathers....
Ladies Lilac hat, c.1930-1950
This hat is made of straw and is decorated with a sheer fabric and small bunches of artificial flowers.
Lady Burton, Burton upon Trent
Lady Burton with a bouquet of flowers at the Railway Mission Hall , Moor Street, Burton upon Trent.
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering ...
Lady Burton, Rangemore
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering company of Burton-upon-Trent. She married Michael Arthur Bass, Lord Bass, in 1869. She was born at Park ...
Lady Burton, Yoxall
Lady Burton opening Yoxall Parish Hall in 1905.
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering company of Burton-upon-Trent. She married Michael Arthur ...
Lady in Mourning Dress, Seighford,
Clothes and accessories worn as a sign of grief and respect for the deceased are known as mourning clothes. The tradition of wearing mourning reached its height in the Victorian period, but has been ...
Lady Noreen Bass laying the foundation stone to the New Hall, Yoxall
Lady Bass is seen wearing a light coloured stoal and dark dress.
Landlord and Regulars outside the New Inn, Stafford,
The New Inn was on Broad Eye; the landlord was Mr Ernest Haywood, seen fourth from the left in his shirt sleeves.
Note that some of the men are wearing flowers in their buttonholes, which was a common ...
Laying of the foundation stone of the Wade Memorial School, The Avenue, Kidsgrove
Miss Eccles, the headmistress of the school, and Reverend R. Ross, are pictured laying the foundation stone of the Wade Memorial School.
Laying the Gas Main, Church Street, Audley
Workmen laying the 12 inch gas main in Church Street, Audley. The sign in the foreground names the engineer: James Mottram. In the background is St. James' Church.
Lichfield Cycle Club
Lichfield Cycle Club pictured outside Donegal House on Bore Street.
John Ernest Wiggin, born Lichfield in 1916 is the young man, standing tall, left of centre. He emigrated to Australia after serving ...
Littleworth Players, St. George's Hospital, Stafford
Liitleowrth Players were set up by St. George;s Women's Institute to provide entertainment for the hospital patients. The Women's Institute was started in 1971, with patient and volunteer members, offering ...
Local dignitaries on the occasion of the Chadsmoor, Hednesford and District Music Festival
Some of those pictured are: Bernard Rastall (second left on the back row), Jack Keddie, (back centre), Lawrence Hawkins (in front of Bernard Rastall), Ike Jacques (second from right), Mrs Keddie - Headmistress ...
Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene including a formally dressed lady sitting on a park bench. Taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on ...
Lovatt Street, Stafford,
Junction of Lovatt Street and Marston Road, looking north.
Main Road, Great Haywood
A view looking north along the road towards the Clifford Arms in the distance. There is bunting and flags in the street, including a banner across the road has "Long Live the King" on the occasion of ...