Lotus shoes sales catalogue
A page from a sales catalogue depicting eight different styles of women's shoes from the "Susi Qs" range manufactured at Lotus Ltd's Sandon Road factory in Stafford.
Lotus shoes sales catalogue
Lotus marketing booklet depicting seven different styles of men's shoes from the " Playbucks " range.
Lotus Sports Awards, Stone
Presentations at the end of season awards for Lotus Ltd.'s shoe factory sports competitions at Stone.
Left to right: John Morris (snooker and darts), Muriel Sharman (later Morris, badminton), Bernard ...
Lotus Sports Teams, Stone
Sports team from the Lotus Ltd. shoe factories of Banbridge, Northern Ireland and Stone, Staffordshire, pictured outside the bowls club pavilion on Oulton Road, Stone.
Back row (left to right): Maurice ...
Lotus Staff Christmas Dinner, Stone
Lotus Ltd. technical office staff pictured during their Christmas dinner at the Crown Hotel, Stone.
Back row (left to right): Eric Brough, Norman Godwin, Geoff Collier, Malcolm Ledward, John Morris, ...
Lotus Stafford Design Centre Award
Lotus Ltd.'s Stafford Design Centre celebrating winning awards at the Irish Shoe Fair in 1978.
From left to right: Vic (surname unknown), Eileen Crosby (nee Adams), John Morris (technical), Paul Gimbert ...
Lotus women's shoes, Stafford
Part of the range of Lotus women's shoes, illustrated in a trade catalogue from 1915.
Bostock's was founded in the eighteenth century by Henry's grandfather Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons ...
Lowe, Family Wine and Spirit Merchant, Stanley Street, Leek
William Lowe's family wine and spirit merchant's shop at 11 and 13 Stanley Street, Leek, established in 1861.
He was advertising as a Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchant at The Old Black's Head in ...
Making Department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Peter O'Dowd and a colleague (standing behind the machine) are pictured at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. They are using a sole-laying machine to attach the sole of the shoe to the upper. This photograph ...
Making Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
Mannequin Parade, Lotus Ltd., Stone
Local models were used in a mannequin parade, displaying shoes, held in the Lotus Hall during the previous week, for the benefit of managers of Lotus retail shops.
This year (1956) Lotus introduced ...
Marsh Street, Stafford
Former Jen Shoes Ltd. factory on Marsh Street. Residential flats, Scott House, now occupy this site.
The company was founded when William Jennings opened a shoe and boot warehouse on Market Square ...
Men's trench boot, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
A Lotus men's waterproof boot designed for wear in the trenches during World War I. An illustration from a Lotus trade catalogue of 1916.
Bostock's was founded in the eighteenth century by Henry's ...
Miss Great Britain at Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Miss Great Britain, Yvonne Ormes, standing next to machine being operated by shoeworker at Lotus Ltd. Sandon Road, Stafford.
Photographer: Dermot Eng-Moore, Walsall Wood, Staffordshire.
Model shoes
This pair of model shoes is made from wood and represent women's laced boots from about 1900. They were probably used by the Stafford shoe manufacturer Lotus (formerly known as Edwin Bostock and Co. Ltd.) ...
Moulton's milliners,High Street, Eccleshall
Elizabeth Moulton's (nee Sillitoe) millinery shop at Cromwell House, High Street, Eccleshall. Elizabeth's mother, Helen, had a drapery business in the High Street in 1901 and Elizabeth's grandfather, ...
Mr & Mrs Dyche, Silkmore Hall, Stafford
James Dyche and his second wife Mary Hulme (born Mary Vickerstaff) pictured outside their home at Silkmore Hall, Stafford. They were married at the United Methodist Church, Gaol Square, Stafford on Christmas ...
Mr David Arnold, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
David Arnold pictured at work at Lotus Ltd.'s factory, Sandon Road, Stafford.
Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire ...