Pageant Queen and 'Gang Show' Float, Stafford Pageant,
Procession seen outside the King William public house, now the Malt and Hops, on Lichfield Road. The Gang Show float, with gypsy caravan, was probably based on the show's production number 'Romany Revels'.
The ...
Post Office Road, Alrewas
Alrewas Post Office on Post Office Road.
Post Office Road, Alrewas
'Sycamore House' on Post Office Road.
Potteries landscape from Navigation Road, Burslem.
Bert Bentley was looking east over Burslem from the top of Navigation Road. Just to the right of the bottle ovens is the short tower of St John's Church (a grade II listed building). The tower is the ...
Printing press being delivered to the Uttoxeter Advertiser
A new printing press (The Stunner) being delivered to The Uttoxeter Advertiser, whose offices were in Market Place. It had to be lifted over the buildings to their works as it could not be brought in ...
Pulling lorry out of mud, Staffordshire County Show, Uttoxeter
A lorry, registration number E3258, is being hauled out by two lines of men and boys with ropes at the Staffordshire County Show, held at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Thursday 4 June 1936.The show was hit ...
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Celebrations, Stone
Coronation Celebrations float.
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation celebrations, Stone
Coronation Celebrations procession. The Quickfit and Quartz science float, pictured outside the Swan Inn on Stafford Street.
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Celebrations, Uttoxeter
Mrs Cavendish of Crakemarsh Hall speaking at an event during Uttoxeter's celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Julia Florence Cavendish, nee Siegel (1886-1963) was born in Chicago, ...
Queen's Cinema Palace, Jupiter Street. Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent
This cinema was on the north side of Jupiter Street (formerly King Street South) near the corner of Mars Street, just off Ford Green Road. Around the time this photograph was taken, the Palace became ...
R.A.F. Vehicles, Hixon Airbase
After the Second World War the airbase was used for the storage of surplus R.A.F. vehicles. The runways were filled from one end to the other with lorries and cars.
The site is now an industrial estate....
Racing pigeon carrier, Uttoxeter
A racing pigeon carrier pictured in the Carter Street car park, Uttoxeter.
Radford Street from Granville Square, Stone,
The war memorial to the soldiers from Stone, Meaford and Darlaston who died in the First World War was unveiled by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of the County on 10 January 1921.
The statue was designed ...
Railway bridge works, Colwich
Replacing the rail bridge over Main road, Colwich. A railway crane is lifting blocks into place. On the left is the old signal box. Beyond can be seen the tower of St. Michael and All Angels' Church. ...
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford
The station building in this picture was constructed in 1862. On the right is the Station Hotel, originally built as the North Western Hotel on Victoria Road in 1866, to provide accommodation for rail ...
Railway Station and the Station Hotel, Stafford
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Reliant Ant
Visitors to the Reliant Factory are seen here on a tour, inspecting a Reliant Ant. Tom Scott, the Managing Director of the firm, can be seen on the far right.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed ...
Reliant Brochure
The cover of a 1936 Reliant brochure for the 7cwt and 10cwt vans powered by J.A.P. engines. To date only one copy of this brochure is known to survive.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 ...