Doxey, Stafford,
This scene has changed little today.
These houses had recently been built; the plots were intended to attract railway workers, being a few minutes walk from the engine sheds.
Coal has been delivered ...
Drama Class, Stafford College, Stafford
Dramatic Production, Stafford Girls' High School
Girls in costume for an outdoor dramatic production at Stafford Girls' High School, The Oval, Stafford.
In 1907 the County Council took over a private girls' school at the Moat House on Newport Road, ...
Draycott in the Clay School
Draycott in the Clay School
Pupils and teachers at Draycott in the Clay School. St. Augustine's School has since moved to a new building and the old school is now the Village Hall.
Duke of Wellington Public House, Stafford,
The Duke of Wellington Public House on Gaol Road.
The landlord, Mr Scarrott, is in the centre wearing a watch chain and shirt sleeves.
Eccleshall C of E School Group,
Eccleshall Schools, boys department
Education for the few, Tamworth
Tamworth has a proud history of education (Elizabeth I founded a grammar school here) but before the education reforms of the 1870s, few families could afford school fees and children began working ...
Elford Hill and the Maypole Public House, Eccleshall,
The Maypole public house is now named the Blue House. It was known locally as the 'Old Conkers' due to the chestnut tree nearby. The building is now a private residence.
The village maypole can be ...
Elford School
A view of the school building with a group of girls standing outside. A vegetable garden can be seen in the foreground.
In the 19th century there was also a national school and an infants school, ...
Elford School group
Infant class outside Elford School.
In the 19th century there was also a national school and an infants school, the latter built in 1848 by Mrs Mary Howard who was a considerable benefactor to the ...
Empire Day at Marmion Street School, Tamworth
Empire Day was an annual event held on the 24th May.
Empire Day Celebrations, Dove Bank School, Kidsgrove
Children from Dove Bank School are here seen dressed up to celebrate Empire Day. Empire Day was held every year on the 24th May. Mary Beech is seen on the back row, second from the left.
Engineering Class, Stafford College, Stafford
Stafford College stands on Earl Street, Stafford.
Evacuees arriving at Caverswall School
A group of evacuees from Longsight, Manchester arriving at Caverswall School at the start of the Second World War. In the foreground are Alan and Nora Garside. Alan, then aged 7, was billeted with the ...
Exchange Students at Fair Oak School, Rugeley
Norwegian exchange students and Fair Oak Comprehensive School students pictured on Fair Oak school steps, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley. The school is now (2019) part of the Hart School.
Back row (left ...