Newport Road, Stafford
Newport Road at the bottom of the railway bridge, looking away from the town centre.
Castle Terrace is on the right, and behind the hedges and trees on the left would be later built the offices and ...
Noah's Ark Inn, Stafford,
The Noah's Ark on Crabbery Street was originally built as a town house in the sixteenth century. In August 1575 Queen Elizabeth I took wine here during her journey through the town.
In the late 1800s ...
Norbury Bridge, Ellastone
Four horses in line hauling a timber drag across Norbury Bridge at Ellastone. They are passing over the River Dove, from the Derbyshire side into Staffordshire.
Norbury Manor and Shebdon Pool,
This print was commissioned by Dr. Robert Plot for his book 'Natural History of Staffordshire', published in 1686.
The moated house of Norbury Manor was built by Ralph de Botiller in the early fourteenth ...
North Staffs Hunt meet at the Rectory, Whitmore
This postcard view shows the North Staffordshire Hunt meeting at Whitmore Rectory, near Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Hunt had a wide following from the landowning families, their tenant farmers and industrialists ...
Omnibus with Driver and Groom, Ingestre,
Omnibus at Ingestre with horses, driver and groom.
Oulton Cross, Stone,
A view of some of the large Edwardian villas which stand on Oulton Road, close to Alleyne's School.
Pageant Parade, Eccleshall,
Parade seen on High Street, possibly celebrating George V's Silver Jubilee in 1937.
The sign reads 'Never Get There Fire Brigade'.
Penkhull Farm, Penkhull
The duck pond and outbuildings of Penkhull Farm. According to Bert Bentley (the photographer), the horse was "Faithful Mick", one of the last remaining working farm horses. Although much patched up, most ...
Planting potatoes in Patshull Park, Pattingham
Pictured, from left to right: Doug Lane, Bill Reynolds, ?, ?, ?, Mrs Hughes, Mrs Bennett, Kath Ray and Kate Ray.
The potatoes were planted by hand. The horse was pulling the trays of seed potatoes. ...
Plough maintenance
A farm worker making adjustments to a single-furrow plough. The team of two Shire horses waits patiently. The location is unidentified.
Photographer: Gerald McCann, photographer of High Street, Uttoxeter....
Ploughing match, Newborough
Two Shire horses drawing a plough from right to left across a field. Mr Arthur Salt and plough team, the property of Mr John Finnemore of Sudbury, Derbyshire. Single plough winner at the Uttoxeter District ...
Ploughing Match, Walton Bank, Eccleshall
Mr Frederick Ash with the First Prize Turnout at Eccleshall & District Ploughing Match, 1944 which took place at Walton Bank, near Eccleshall, farmed at the time by Mr R. Brown.
Mr Ash ploughed for ...
Ploughing with horses, Hopton
Mr W.H. Stubbs of Kents Barn Farm, Hopton, near Stafford, ploughing behind his horses 'Bonnie' and 'Captain'.
Reproduced by kind permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain copyright.
Ploughing with horses, near Wolverhampton
Man and two horses ploughing a field at an unknown location to the west of Wolverhampton.
Photographer: Albert Henry Yelland.
Ponies and riders, Oakhill, Tean
Master Mark and Master Michael on grey ponies, in field facing right, jumping a hedge. Photographed for Mrs Humphrey Phillips, Oakhill, Tean.
Photographer: Gerald McCann, photographers of High Street, ...
Pony and Gig, Eccleshall,
A gig is a two-wheeled vehicle which only carried two people and is drawn by a single horse.
This gig would have been used for social occasions.
Pony and rider, Moss Pit, Stafford
Miss Cynthia Goodyer on a grey pony at the Stafford Riding School, run by Mr John 'Jack' Goodyer at Barnhurst, Moss Pit, Stafford.
Photographer: Gerald McCann, High Street, Uttoxeter.