Interior View of Stafford General Infirmary,
The men's ward, later named the Anson Ward.
The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. ...
Interior, 15 Tipping Street, Stafford
The entrance hall of 15 Tipping Street, a Grade II listed building dating from around 1740-50. Originally it was a town house and previously had been known as ‘The Croft’.
This picture taken in 1963 ...
Iodine Pencil
Iodine was used as an antiseptic to treat small cuts, grazes and burns.
From the Staffordshire County Museum collection. Formerly part of the collection of Mr. Ewart Jones of Newbridge Pharmacy, Tettenhall ...
Isolation Hospital, Cheslyn Hay
The Isolation Hospital at Cheslyn Hay was founded in 1904 for patients suffering from contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, diptheria and scarlet fever. The hospital closed in 1950 and the building ...
J. Street, Dental Surgery, Borough Road, Burton-upon-Trent
J. Street's dental surgery at 24 Borough Road, Burton-upon-Trent. James Street would drill and fill a single tooth from 3/6 to 21/-, or provide a complete set of upper or lower false teeth for 42/- to ...
Janet Cruickshank, Optician, Uttoxeter
Janet Cruickshank was Uttoxeter’s first female opthalmist.
Janet was the daughter of Ernest Mellor, a chemist in Uttoxeter from 1910 to 1960. Janet left trained under Dr Max Coque at the London Optical ...
John Ferriar
John Ferriar, MD (1764-1815) physician and poet. He was born at Oxnam, Roxburghshire and was Physician at Manchester Infirmary 1789-1815.
Engraved by G. Bartolozzi after a drawing by T. Stothard. ...
John Key & Sons, Ltd. Rugeley
This advertisement for John Key & Sons, Ltd. appeared in the ‘Carnival Cracker’ the Rugeley Hospital Carnival, Diamond Jubilee Year 1931, Official Programme.
In the late 1870s John Key had a shop ...
John Street, Longton.
John Street consisted of many houses and courtyards. This was a closed court off Lower John Street and it is easy to image the unsanitary conditions that people lived in. The houses were surrounded by ...
John Street, Longton. Factory Wall. Circa 1930
This image of John Street portrays a bleak picture of working class life in the city in the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries. Notice the close proximity of the houses to the large pottery factory. ...
Joliffe Almshouses, Leek
Mr Joliffe was the wealthiest man in the area, coming from a family of Lords of the Manor. He had a house built for him in Market Place in 1626, which was known as Leek Hall or Siche Hall. It later became ...
Jubilee Baths, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme has had a swimming pool since 1852, originally known as the Public Baths and Wash Houses and mostly used for washing and relaxation, with men and women segregated. The King's Memorial ...
Jubilee Works & Longton Cottage Hospital, Normacot
The original Longton Cottage Hospital was built in 1868 on Mount Pleasant (now Lawley Street). In 1879 it moved to a new building on the north side of the same street. It was replaced by a new Cottage ...
Jubilee Works and the old Longton Cottage Hospital
The original Longton Cottage Hospital was built in 1868 on Mount Pleasant (now Lawley Street). In 1879 it moved to a new building on the north side of the same street. It was replaced by a new Cottage ...
Junior Red Cross Nurses, Uttoxeter
On the back row are J. Crutchley, E. Crutchley, E. Moore, A. Hollins J. Bannister, B. Campion. Front row: N. Simmill, M. Simpson, R. Blackburn.
Kidsgrove Health Centre
This photograph of the Health Centre, Market Street, Kidsgrove was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon during 1974. In later years the building was known as Wade Court.
In the background on ...
King George V and Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, Calais
King George V and Queen Mary inspecting Millicent, Fourth Duchess of Sutherland’s Ambulance Tent Unit hospital at Calais during World War I.
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in ...
Kingsmead, Kings Bromley
Kingsmead, a Staffordshire County Council holiday home at Kings Bromley, now a care home. The water tower in the background is all that remains of the Manor at Kings Bromley, also known as Kings Bromley ...