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. ...
Lord Nelson taking Afternoon Tea with his Housekeeper and Guests
Pictured standing is Lord Nelson (George Horatio Nelson), 1st Lord Nelson of Stafford, Managing Director of English Electric between 1930 and 1956, taking afternoon tea with his Housekeeper, Mrs Belcher ...
Lotus Ltd shoe factory, Longton Road, Stone
A view of the Longton Road frontage of the Lotus Ltd. shoe factory in Stone, built in 1950.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. ...
Lotus shoe factory, Cross Street, Stone
The corner of Cross Street and Oulton Road, looking along Cross Street towards Longton Road. This was originally the ‘old’ Bostock’s shoe factory, dating from the 1850s and founded by Thomas Bostock. ...
Lotus shoe factory, Cross Street, Stone
The corner of Cross Street and Oulton Road, looking along Cross Street towards Longton Road. This was originally the ‘old’ Bostock’s shoe factory, dating from the 1850s and founded by Thomas Bostock. ...
Lotus shoe factory, Longton Road, Stone
A view of the stylish Longton Road frontage of the Lotus Ltd. shoe factory in Stone, pictured when newly built in 1950. It was built next to the ‘old’ Bostock’s shoe factory on Cross Street, dating from ...
Luncheon, Bamford's, Uttoxeter
A buffet meal being served at Bamford's works, Pinfold Street, Uttoxeter.
Bamfords was founded in Uttoxeter in 1871 by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery at the Leighton ...
Machine shop, Bamford's, Uttoxeter
A view of the enlarged Machine Shop at Bamford's works, Uttoxeter.
Bamfords was founded in 1871 in Uttoxeter by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery. Joseph Cyril Bamford ...
Machinery, Dorman and Co. Ltd., Stafford,
Founded by William Henry Dorman in 1870 on Foregate Street, Dorman's began by manufacturing cutting tools for the footwear industry, but soon began to produce more specialised machinery such as printing, ...
Making mica sheets, English Electric Co., Stafford
Pictured are two employees making mica sheets which could later be used in the manufacture of Rotors and Stators.
Mica has superior electrical properties as an insulator and as a dielectric, and can ...
Manor Green, Stafford
Between 1924 and 1926 British Reinforced Concrete built 66 houses for their employees on Burton Manor Road. They were designed by Birmingham architect William Green, who was much influenced by the Arts ...
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was born in Birmingham, and followed his father into manufacturing small metal goods. He built the state-of-the-art Soho Manufactory at Handsworth, near Birmingham, and achieved ...
Mazda Lamps factory and Mother's Pride Bakery, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent
The industrial site on the far side of Newcastle Road (A34) had two factories. Farthest away from the camera is the Mother's Pride Bakery. This was part of Premier Foods group. Between the 1960s and ...
Memorial Service, Frederick Henry Burgess, Stafford
In Loving memory of Frederick Henry Burgess of the Lymes, Stone Road, Eccleshall. Died 12 February 1934, in his 58th year. Interred at Stafford cemetery, Eccleshall Road, February 15th.
Frederick ...
Metal casting, Bamford's, Uttoxeter
A worker pouring molten metal into moulds on a conveyor belt in the foundry at Bamford's works, Pinfold Street, Uttoxeter.
Bamfords was founded in Uttoxeter in 1871 by Henry Bamford and made water ...
Michelin Tyre Co., Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north east from Kensington Road, Oakhill, towards the Michelin Tyre Co factory. The first Michelin factory was opened in 1927. To the right is a cooling tower for the factory's power station. This ...
Michelin Tyre Factory, Stoke-on-Trent
The Oakhill Gate to the Michelin tyre factory off London Road, Stoke-on-Trent showing the bridge which formerly carried the road over the Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal
Mill Street, Stone
A view of Mill street looking towards the Mill. Price and Stubb's funeral directors buildings are in the foreground and, although altered, are still standing in 2006.
The factory complex beyond began ...