Garratts cart, The Close, Lichfield
A Garratts Bakery cart is seen pictured, decorated for the Silver Jubilee of George V.
Giusso Bros ice cream advertisement, Stafford
An advertisement or testimonial for Giusso's ice cream, 32 Mill Street, Stafford. Black print on white paper, the inscription reads: '32 Mill Street, Stafford. Walsall, March 13th, 1903. Report on ...
Goodwins bakers High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 1975
A branch of Goodwins bakery chain which branched out from the Goodwins shop in Lancaster Buildings in the early 1970s. By 1988 it was Stantons Bakery and by 1993 The Baker's Oven. Later the bakery was ...
Goodwins, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Goodwins was a bakery chain and this branch opened in the late 1960s or early 1970s. One of three Goodwins Bakery branches in the town centre.
Gordon Hayler's trussing in ceremony, Middle Yard Cooperage, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
To become a fully fledged cooper after serving his apprenticeship, the cooper is traditionally "trussed-in". During the ceremony the cooper has to sit in a beer barrel and old beer and wood-shavings are ...
Grape Bottle
Grape storage bottle, hand blown glass, embossed with the words 'Copped Hall Grape storing bottle. Patent Applied for No.25693. Wm. Wood & Son Ltd. Wood Green'. Patent number gives date of pre-1916
Bunches ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
A view of Greengate Street taken in 1963. All of the buildings in this view remain (2025) although over the years their ground floors have changed use on several occasions.
On the left Jenkinson’s ...
Grocer and baker, G. Miller, High Street, Pattingham
The Grocer shop is on the right hand side of the photograph.
The horse and cart are entering the yard at the side having completed their delivery of grocery orders to outlying houses and farms.
Group of female staff at Worthingtons, Burton-on-Trent
The ladies, Milley Staley, Dot Sharpe, Rose Jones and Dot Burton, are all in fancy dress advertising Worthington Bottled Beer. The photograph was taken at 3 & 4 Maltings, Wetmore Road.
Group of women maltsters, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
Women maltsters posing with their shovels and forks outside a Bass Malthouse. The picture would have been taken outside either Shobnall, Station Street or Wetmore Road Maltings.
Group photograph after the 'Trussing In' ceremony, Bass Brewery, Burton upon Trent
This group photograph shows fellow coopers following the 'trussing in' ceremony of Peter Atkin, at Bass Brewery, Burton upon Trent, on 12th April, 1952, looking forward to a celebration pint of best bitter. ...
Group portrait of Bass joiners, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
The joiners are seated on a pile of wooden planks outside Bass' Joiners Shop. The Joiners Shop building is now the Bass Museum.
H. Cheadle & Son, High Street Newcastle-under-Lyme
A family butchers which opened since 1850 and has stayed at the same location ever since. It closed early 2024.
Hall’s Lake Pavilion, Rudyard Lake
The refreshment chalet in this postcard view along with a nearby landing stage were built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and was leased to John Hall. He started hiring boats and running motor ...
Hamil Bakery, Newstead Industrial estate, Hem Meath
The Hamil Bakery was on the Newstead Industrial estate alongside the A5035, Trentham Road. The lorry on the left bears the name "Spliiers" a major flour supplier and owner of United Bakeries which produced ...
Hamilton mineral water bottle, Hardman & Openshaw, Stafford
This Hamilton bottle was used by Hardman & Openshaw, mineral water manufacturers whose factory stood at Clarkes Buildings, off Gaol Road, Stafford.
This egg-shaped type of mineral water bottle was ...
Hamnett's butchers shop, Stone
Arthur A. Hamnett, Family Butcher, on Stonefield Square, Stone. The butcher's shop was then later taken on by William Jervis, and was run by the family until the late 1990s. It is now (2012) Shear Genius ...
Harrison's Confectionery, 17 Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Harrison's is here decorated to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the succession of Queen Victoria to the throne. The two gentlemen on the left are possibly the confectioners, with one of the ladies in ...