Haywood Abbey Fete, Great Haywood,
Women and girls in gypsy style costume at the Haywood Abbey Fete. The fete was organised by Lady Lichfield from Shugborough Hall and Captain Wilson. Haywood Abbey was part of the Ingestre estate, but ...
'Heels' Pageant Float, Stafford
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common.
A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made for Stafford General Infirmary....
Henry Bilson Legge
Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was the fourth son of William Legge, 1st earl of Dartmouth, and was born at Patshull Hall in Staffordshire. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer ...
Historical Pageant, Tutbury Castle
A group of women in Tudor costume standing in front of the South Tower of Tutbury Castle, often known as Queen Mary's Tower. Tutbury Castle was used four times as a prison for Mary Queen of Scots in 1569-1570 ...
Horn Dancer, Abbots Bromley
A horn dancer standing in front of the Goats Head Inn in Abbots Bromley.
The horn dance is an annual event which takes place on the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September. The ...
Horse Display Team, County Show, Hopton,
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the county. The first show at Stone was in 1844.
Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the ...
Horse-drawn Float, Stafford Infirmary Pageant, Stafford,
Jack Peaple's Tableaux at the Stafford Infirmary Pageant. The banner reads: 'England Expects Every Man To Do His Duty'.
Hunt meet at Heybridge, Lower Tean
North Staffordshire Hunt meeting on the lawn in front of the south-west front of the house. Samuel Philips (died 1824) bought Heybridge in about 1813 and greatly extended an existing stone built farmhouse. ...
Jazz Band, Rugeley Carnival
A Jazz Band group are pictured alongside their float in Rugeley. The event is not known, however, the man on the left of the front row holds a Hospital collection tin and this could be the town's Hospital ...
John William Winfield, Ashley
John William Winfield in the regalia of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society. Photograph taken at the Steps, Jug Bank, Ashley.
Joule's brewery fancy dress, Stone
Three men dressed in Joule's Stone Ale aprons at a carnival or pageant in Stone.
Jubilee Celebrations, Association of National Government Officers, Stone
To mark the golden jubilee of the founding of the Association of National and Local Government Officers’ (NALGO), a bowls match was arranged by the Stone branch of the Association, in which members of ...
Kate Greenaway Dance, Uttoxeter Town Hall
Frances Hollins is 2nd in from the left. The dance routine was based on the work of Kate Greenaway, a well known illustrator of children's books in the late 19th century.
Keele Student Rag Week, Hanley
Keele University students on a float in Hanley town centre during Rag Week, 1971.
Ken Dodd at Bingley Hall, Stafford
Ken Dodd the comedian, actor and singer-songwriter makes a celebrity appearance at a Trade Show held in Bingley Hall at the Staffordshire County Showground near Stafford. On the right are several children ...
Kidsgrove Carnival 'Hospital Effort'
The winners of the 'Hospital Effort' at Kidsgrove Carnival. First prize went to Mr Amos Edwards Junior, who later became the Reverend A. Edwards. The second place prize went to his father Mr Amos Edwards ...
King George V and Queen Mary Coronation celebrations, Armitage
Children singing at one of the many events in Armitage celebrating the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, taken in the grounds of Armitage Lodge, then the home of the Rector, the Rev. Edward ...
King George V and Queen Mary Coronation procession, Handsacre
The Coronation of George the V and his wife Mary as King and Queen took place in Westminster Abbey on 22nd June 1911.
The procession headed by the Armitage band commenced at this point in Handsacre ...