King George VI Coronation celebrations, Stone
Joule's brewery lorry decorated for the procession to the Common Plot, a main feature of Stone's celebrations for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. It is pictured on Mount Road, close ...
Kings Bromley Jubilee Cricket Teams
Fancy dress and cross-dress cricket teams at Kings Bromley, part of the village's celebrations as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977. A Rugeley Times photograph (courtesy of the Birmingham ...
Knights' Band
This seven-piece band was formed by members of the Knight family. Thomas Knight is on the front row with the moustache and violin. One son Fred sits next to him, also with a violin, while Arthur is on ...
Ladies Wedding Shoes, 1926
Worn in 1926 by Mrs Salt (nee Miss Mary Ellen Barks) on her wedding day.
Although they appear plain for a wedding they were also practical and could be worn again after the wedding, as shoes were expensive. ...
'Lady Godiva', Stafford Pageant,
Duckie Dodds as Lady Godiva. Her husband, Percy, owned the Golden Key Shop on Gaol Road. He is on the far right.
The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was ...
Lady in Mourning Dress, Seighford,
Clothes and accessories worn as a sign of grief and respect for the deceased are known as mourning clothes. The tradition of wearing mourning reached its height in the Victorian period, but has been ...
Lichfield - Guildhall [Guildsman]: wash drawing
'Frater Guilde Beate Marie Lich. 1350.' Showing a guildsman in a hooded coat with a patriarchal cross on one arm, holding a hat. Anonymous, ['J.W.']
Link charity flagsellers, Stafford
Two women in costume selling flags to raise money for Stafford's Link charity for the elderly. Pictured are Denise Callaghan aged 20 (left) and Julie Harris aged 19 (right). Link was a charity founded ...
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933
This stole is made of an unusual type of fur - that of a lion.
The stole was given to Mrs Sumnall by her employers in the early 1930s.
Apparently a member of her employers family had shot the ...
Littleworth Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant
Littleworth's entry 'Mayor and Corporation' in the Stafford Pageant.
Different areas of the town entered their own 'Mayor and Corporation', and there was often great rivalry between the Littleworth ...
Littleworth Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant
Littleworth's entry 'Mayor and Corporation of Littleworth' in the annual Stafford Pageant. They are standing in front of the Prince of Wales public house on Weston Road.
Different areas of the town ...
Littleworth Players, St. George's Hospital, Stafford
Liitleowrth Players were set up by St. George;s Women's Institute to provide entertainment for the hospital patients. The Women's Institute was started in 1971, with patient and volunteer members, offering ...
'Looking Glass' Pageant Costume, Stafford,
Dorothy Irene (Duckie) Dodds in prize winning pageant costume 'My Lady in the Looking Glass'.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. ...
Lord and Lady Nelson, Hilcote Hall Stafford
George Horatio Nelson, 1st Lord Nelson, and Lady Florence Mabel Nelson.
George Nelson a Managing Director of English Electric (1930-1956) was a British engineer, from 1933 the chairman of English Electric. ...
Lotus float, Stafford Pageant
A Lotus Ltd float decorated for Stafford Pageant. Standing second from right is Eva Arnold, born 1932.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the ...
Magistrates from the Borough of Stafford,
This photograph was taken outside Friars Cottage during the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.
The mayor is possibly Alfred Ward, who was in office 1887 - 1888.
Some of the magistrates ...
Malpass family, Little Haywood
Martha Plasida Malpass (aged 68) of Shugborough Terrace, Little Haywood pictured with her grand daughter Diana Titley (aged 4).
A studio portrait taken by Sidney T. Davies of Foregate Studios, Stafford ...
Malt Shovel Inn, Elmore Lane, Rugeley
The Malt Shovel Inn, Elsmore Lane, can be seen here decorated for the Hospital Carnival.
The two people standing on either side of the doorway are the Landlord, Joseph Plant, and Landlady, Miriam ...