Gig, J.W. Ralphs coachbuilders, Hanley
A Gig made by John W. Ralphs coachbuilders, Birch Terrace, Hanley.
Photographer: S.H. Ellis, The City Studio, 13 Lichfield Street, Hanley.
Gig, Richardson and Son Coachbuilders, Uttoxeter
A cabinet card photograph advertising a gig made by Richardson & Son coachbuilders of Park Street, The Wharf, Uttoxeter. The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright in Bradley Street, ...
Gig, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter
A Gig made by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter. The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright in Bradley Street, when he opened coachbuilding premises at Park Street in the 1840s. The company ...
Gilder's Banding Tool.
Gilder's banding tool.
Used for applying gold decoration to the flanges of plates or dishes.
Roughly 21cm in length.
It is made from brassed metal with rubber rollers, which are fitted to a wooden ...
Gilder's Shell.
Gilder's shell with pencil rest. Used by pottery decorators when using gold.
Sometimes known as a gold shell, the shape is designed so that expensive excess gold from the pencil (brush) drains back ...
Gilder's Shell.
Gilder's shell with pencil rest.
Made from clear glazed earthenware.
Used by pottery decorators when using gold.
Sometimes known as a gold shell, the shape is designed so that expensive excess ...
Gilder's Stamps.
A selection of rubber gilding stamps.
Used to apply gold decoration to glazed pottery.
They are all unused apart from one, which is mounted on a handle.
These stamps came in an envelope marked;
W ...
Girl Guides on Sunny Bank, Alstonefield
Alstonefield Girl Guides had their headquarters at the Reading Room. prior to that they were based at the Old Cheese Factory in Hope Dale.
Back row: Eileen Bonsall, Margaret Adams, Marjorie Bonsall, ...
Glutton , near Longnor
The road heading north from Longnor, towards Glutton and the Derbyshire border. Note the stonebreaker at work on the verge to the right hand side.
Godfrey, 45 Church Street, Tamworth
Mr and Miss Godfrey's Leather and Grunding shop, was on the south side of Church Street. The distinctive wooden Boot Trade sign that can be seen hanging above the shop, is preserved at Tamworth Castle ...
Goose iron
A tailor's goose iron from Bert Wheeldon's tailor's shop, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. Made by J. & J. Siddons of West Bromwich and marked 'Size 8'. Tailor's irons such as this solid iron are extra ...
Gordon Hayler's trussing in ceremony, Middle Yard Cooperage, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
To become a fully fledged cooper after serving his apprenticeship, the cooper is traditionally "trussed-in". During the ceremony the cooper has to sit in a beer barrel and old beer and wood-shavings are ...
Governess Cart, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter
A Governess Cart fitted with a detachable hood made by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter photographed at their coachbuilding works at Heath Road. The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright ...
Governess Cart, Richardsons coachbuilders, Uttoxeter
A Governess Cart made by Richardson & Son of Uttoxeter photographed at their coachbuilding works at Heath Road. The business was started by George Richardson, a wheelwright in Bradley Street, when he ...
Greengate Street and Mill Bank Corner, Stafford,
View showing Henry Mercer's saddlers shop and the Baths Hotel on Greengate Street.
In 1928 the council purchased Mercer's, along with various other buildings between the shop and the Coach and Horses ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
On the far right is Dale's ironmongers shop. The building was a typical Tudor house, originally thatched, and first used as a shop in 1811 when Bartlem Tomlinson started his ironmonger's business there. ...
Greengate Street, Stafford,
View looking towards Market Square.
The timber framed building on the left is the Ancient High House, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. In 1826 the building was bought by John Marson, who converted ...
Group of gardeners
This photograph taken in an unknown location in Staffordshire shows a group of seven men all wearing similar clothes, waistcoats, shirts, and aprons. They are probably gardening staff at a large house ...