Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903.
Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. ...
Closing Room, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
Lotus was formerly Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, which was on Foregate Street, Stafford. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1901, but was rebuilt on Sandon Road in 1903.
Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. ...
Club Walk, Woodseaves
Photograph taken outside the Plough Inn, Woodseaves.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Coach, Eccleshall Pageant,
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town.
The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson ...
Coaches outside the Mansion, Cheadle
Two horse-drawn Brougham carriages pictured outside the Mansion, Cheadle Park, Cheadle, the home of Sir Robert Plant. Included in the group are: Harry Chadwick (holding the reins of the left-hand carriage) ...
Coachman and carriage, Burton-upon-Trent
A coachman poses for the photographer beside a Brougham carriage, thought to be in the Burton-upon-Trent area. If you recognise the man or the precise location please contact us.
Coachman, Kings Bromley Manor
John Jeffries pictured in his full Coachman's livery outside the coach house at Kings Bromley Manor, which had been the home of the Lane family since 1784.
Coachman's uniform, Four Crosses Inn, Hatherton
A man modelling an early 19th century coachman's coatee and breeches found t the Four Crosses Inn, Hatherton around 1900. The wool fabric coatee and buckskin breeches are now part of the Staffordshire ...
Coal face, Tailgate Roadway, Rugeley
View of the coal face with pit props and roof supports. Four miners wearing helmets stand in the background.
Coal mine workings Cheadle area
Possibly taken at a rise, an underground shaft driven upwards.
This photograph was taken during the 1921 Miners Strike. During strikes, if miners knew where the coal seams outcropped, they would ...
Coal miners at Mid Cannock Colliery
This group of nine coal miners at waiting at the pit head for the 'kibble (bucket) to take them underground. To the side are two notices giving instructions on the use of the underground apparatus. The ...
Coal pickers, Cheadle
Coal pickers during the General Strike, Cheadle. During the General Strike outcrop pits were dug, about 4 feet square. This one was named Embrey's No.17.
Coal pickers, Wimblebury
Following the Great War (1914-18) the British government returned the coal mines to private ownership on 31 March 1921 having taken direct control of the mines in 1916. The mine owners demanded that miners' ...
Coal Strike, Mar. 1912 "Gleaning coal From Old Pit Banks." Photographed by William Blake.
A picture taken in Stoke-on-Trent during the miner's strike of March 1912.
Men, women and children collect loose coal from the pit banks.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Photographed by William Blake.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Royalty - Free Coal Getting". Photographed by William Blake.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Royalty - Free Coal Getting". Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Coal Strike, March 1912. Coal Pickers at Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
People scavenge for bits of coal during the coal strike of 1912.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened ...
Codsall Village Hall
Pat Hughes on the left, unknown center, E.H. Ablitt on the right are standing at the front entrance of the Codsall Village Hall which stands by the playing fields off Wolverhampton Road.