Dippons Park, Perton
Page 1 of a Walker, Barnett and Hill estate agents' list of details of houses at Dippons Park, Perton, built Wetenhall Cooper Ltd. Four styles of house are described: Canberra, Beaufort, Argossy and ...
Disinfestation of furniture taken from houses on Paradise Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the disinfestation of some of the furniture that moved with the residents of Paradise Street to Beattie Avenue in the 1930s.
The cramped, rundown terraced houses of Paradise Street ...
Dog Portrait. Photographed by William Blake.
Print containing a dog portrait.
Dog Show, Stafford
Prizewinners at a show arranged by Stafford and District Canine Society at the Drill Hall on Newport Road, Stafford. On the left is best in show and winner of the President's Cup, Shotley Susan, a golden ...
Dog show, Staffordshire County Showground. Hopton
Judging in the toy dogs category at a dog show at the Staffordshire County Showground at Hopton, Stafford.
Doll Pageant Entry, Stafford,
Gladys Holt with her pageant entry 'Dolls' Mannequin Parade'.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along ...
Dolls Shoes, c.1930 -1950
These boots are made out of leather with small tight elastic bands as fasteners.
They were originally painted white but most of the colour has faded away with only small pieces of the original colour ...
Dolly peg
The laundry maid or house wife would use a wooden dolly peg in a dolly tub, twisting it and raising and lowering it to agitate the clothes to get them clean. This was extremely hard work.
From the ...
Domestic servant, Shugborough
Dressed for a day out is Maisie Stephens, 3rd housemaid, in the gardens at Shugborough.
Beatrice Maisie Stephens was born on 18 December 1915 at Caerffili. Her first job was at Penrice Castle when ...
Domestic servant, Woodseaves area
A domestic maid servant from an unidentified household somewhere in the Woodseaves area.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Domestic Servant. Circa 1899
A rare portrait of a domestic servant. It is possible that this photograph was taken by the maid’s employer or immediate family as an exercise in photography.
Domestic servants and outdoor staff, Shugborough Hall
Formal photograph of domestic and outdoor staff pictured outside the kitchens at Shugborough Hall. The kitchen and laundry staff wear white dresses.
On the left a blacksmith (believed to be William ...
Domestic servants at Darlaston Hall, Stone
Back row: Lizzie Cast (kitchen maid), George Edward Goodill (footman), Ethel Bladen (kitchen maid), Alice, Sarah Anne Bladen (sewing maid).
Front row: Mary Turner (cook), Mary Weston (ladies maid), ...
Domestic servants at Shugborough
A group of four domestic sevants at the Servants's Quarters, Shugborough. From top to bottom: unknown (Cook), Molly (1st Kitchen Maid), Janet Bailey (2nd Kitchen Maid), Jennifer (Scullery Maid).
Domestic servants at Shugborough,
A group of domestic servants at Shugborough's servants' quarters.
Left to right: Maisie Stephens(Housemaid), Molly (1st Kitchen Maid), the Pantry Boy, and Janet Bailey (nee Sherratt, 2nd Kitchen Maid). ...
Domestic servants at Shugborough,
Janet, 2nd Laundry Maid, and George Ferneyhough, Carpenter and Odd Job Man, standing on the Laundry drying green at Shugborough.
The drying green is now the site of the restaurant at Shugborough.
Domestic Servants, Creswell Hall,
Creswell Hall was owned by the Meakin family, who were pottery manufacturers. Alfred Bate (back row, third from the left) was the chauffeur, the gardener, Jerry Tag, is wearing leggings. The other servants ...
Domestic servants, Darlaston Hall, Stone
A group of domestic servants pictured in the gardens of Darlaston Hall, near Stone, home of the Meakin family. They are named as: (back row, left to right) Lizzie, Goodill, Ethel, Alice, Anne; (front ...