Combinations, c.1870-1900
Combinations are chemise and drawers together in one seamless article of clothing.
During the 1870’s the fashion was for the silhouette to be tight, so unnecessary bulk was discarded.
Combinations ...
Comic football match, Abbots Bromley
A postcard view of a group posing for the camera at a comic football match between the village's football club's first and second teams held in Abbots Bromley on Christmas Day 1923. The procession from ...
Concert at the Odeon, Hanley
A group pictured at a concert held at Hanley Odeon which includes pianist Ruby Murfitt standing back row, 2nd left. She played for Alderman Mrs J. Barber with Mr Perry. A talented pianist, she lived ...
Concert party, Ellenhall
A concert party at Ellenhall, February 1938, probably held in the Schoolroom.
Back row (left to right): Elsie Skitmore, Tom Skitmore, Frank Turner, Linda Morris, Frances Lawrence, Nora Bourne, Billy ...
Concert Party, Wetley Rocks
Wetley Rocks Concert Party.
Back row: Kathleen Pickford, May Podmore, Kathleen Spooner, Nellie Goldstraw, Beryl Forester, Evelyn White, Fanny Butler. Standing either side: Tom Clarkson and Ernest ...
Confectioners, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A Confectioners on the High Street displaying a wide variety of sweets and chocolates in its window. The lady standing outside the shop is presumably the owner.
Constance Evelyn Meakin, Hartwell Hall
Constance Evelyn Meakin (nee Paddock, 1875-1966) was born at Hartwell Hall, Barlaston in 1875 and was the daughter of George Frederick Paddock, a solicitor, and Matilda Esther Paddock. This studio portrait ...
Constance Meakin and Charles Fowke, Stone or Stafford
Constance Meakin (centre) with Charles Fowke (2nd from left) at an event in Stone or Stafford. Stafford photographer C.E. Fowke was Mayor of Stafford in 1951 and 1952. This might be a Women's Institute ...
Constance Meakin, Darlaston Hall
Constance Evelyn Meakin (nee Paddock, 1875-1966) was the second woman to serve as a member of Staffordshire County Council and was a County Councillor for 37 years from 1920. She was also a member of ...
Cooke and Perry family, Brocton, Stafford
William and Sybil Cooke with their elder daughter Enid Perry and grandson Anthony Perry in the living room of 20 Pool Lane, Brocton, Christmas 1958. A television sits on a table to the left. Mr and ...
Cooke family at Hollywood Farm, Hilderstone
William and Sybil Cooke and their daughters Enid and Margaret pose with their dog at the rear of Hollywood Farm. the Cooke family were at Hollywood Farm between 1934 and 1952.
Cooke family, Astage House, Croxton
Cooke family group at Astage House, Croxton. The Briscoe and Cooke family farmed at Astage House Farm between about 1909 and 1934.
Cooke family, Hollywood Farm, Hilderstone
A Cooke family group, Hollywood Farm, near Hilderstone. Sybil and William Cooke on the left of the back row. The Cooke family were at Hollywood Farm between 1934 and 1952.
Cooke sisters with horses, Hollywood Farm, Hilderstone
Enid and Margaret Cooke with horses at Hollywood Farm , near Hilderstone. The Cooke family were at Hollywood Farm between 1934 and 1952.
Cookery Class, Sutherland Institute, Longton
A cookery class at the Sutherland Institute, Longton with the caption: "The Cheerless Air of English Cooks Under the "U" Boat Menace. April 1917."
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Cookery Class, Sutherland Institute, Longton
A cookery class at the Sutherland Institute, Longton with the caption: "Who Cares for 1917 Weather with a Kitchen like this?" The girl in the centre is Olive Eardley (later Hill), who was the daughter ...
Coronation arch, Broad Street, Leek
Arch-way built to celebrate the coronation of George V. The Co-op warehouse is on the left through the arch.
Coronation Baby presentation, Stafford
A photograph taken in the Mayor's Parlour in the Guildhall, Stafford on the occasion of the presentation of a silver Coronation mug to babies born in Stafford Borough on Coronation Day, June 2nd 1953. ...