National Fire Service, Eccleshall
The Eccleshall National Fire Service is pictured outside Eccleshall Fire station after winning the Gretton Cup (first for large trailer pump drill) and the Shobnall Cup (third for light trailer pump) ...
North Staffordshire Railway Workers, Blythe Bridge
In the centre is the guard, George Higginson, with a dog on his lap. He is surrounded by two porters, Frederick Albert Eddowes, who would have been about 15 at the time, is on the left with W.G. Gallimore ...
Nurse in nursing home kitchen, Stafford area
A nurse boiling a kettle making a pot of tea in the kitchen of an unidentified nursing home in the Stafford area. Please contact us if you recognise the nurse in this photograph.
Nurse Millicent Sutherland
Photograph of Millicent signed Millicent Hawes, Millicent Sutherland Ambulance 1914- 1918, the Great War.
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in Fife. In 1884 she married Cromartie ...
Nurse Turner with a young patient, Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital
Nurse Turner worked at the hospital for many years. She is remembered by former colleagues as a good and caring nurse. In this picture she is holding a polio victim, during an epidemic of the disease. ...
Nurses and convalescing soldiers, Ravenhill House, Brereton
A group of convalescing military personnel photographed with nurses and civilians during World War I against the south-facing window of Ravenhill House adjacent to the garden. The house was used as a ...
Nurses' sitting room, St. George's Hospital, Stafford
Nurses at St. George’s Hospital, Stafford are pictured off duty for a while and relaxing in their attractive and comfortable sitting-room, where they could often entertain friends. The sitting-room was ...
Nurses, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
In the middle of the back row is Nurse Jessie Elizabeth Price.
Jessie was born at Lichfield Lodges, Shugborough on 15 July 1876. Her father Joseph was a Waggoner on the estate. She trained as a nurse ...
Nurses, Stafford General Infirmary,
Group of nurses believed to be from Stafford General Infirmary.
Oakamoor railway station
Members of British Railways' staff go to work with some heavy luggage at Oakamoor station, while the passenger in the background, Ivan Bentley, looks on. Mr Ivan Bentley was the Permanent Way Forman for ...
Oakamoor railway station
A member of British Railway staff, Mrs Rita Ecclestone, Clerk and Porter at Oakamoor Station, taking a moment's ease at Oakamoor station during the 1950s. This station was in a delightful setting, deep ...
Oakamoor's prize-winning station staff
Station staff at Oakamoor are presented with certificates for winning second prize in British Railways' awards for best kept station gardens. The staff holding the awards are Rita Ecclestone and Gordon ...
Officers British Red Cross Beret, c.1940-60
This beret was part of the uniform for an officer in the Red Cross and has a fanned ribbon positioned at the front.
It was worn by Mrs H M Witty MBE during her time with the British Red Cross.
Officers British Red Cross Hat, c.1940 - 1960
This hat was part of the uniform of a local officer in the Red Cross, the hat is trimmed with red, white and blue ribbon tied in a bow at the side and has a metal badge on the front.
This beret was ...
Old Post Office with staff standing outside, Bird Street, Lichfield
The Post Office was opened on Bird Street in 1905 and closed in 1968 when it moved to its present location in Bakers Lane.
Operating Theatre, Stafford General Infirmary,
The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. Funds were acquired through subscriptions and bequests. ...
Ox Roast on Market Square, Stafford
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations lasted three days. Jubilee Day was a public holiday and two oxen, donated by the Meakins of Creswell Hall, were roasted on Market Square.
Children sang the National ...
Ox Roast on Market Square, Stafford
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations lasted three days. Jubilee Day was a public holiday and two oxen, donated by the Meakins of Creswell Hall, were roasted on Market Square.
Children sang the National ...