Market Square, Rugeley
A busy early postcard scene by Valentines of Market Square, Rugeley. Abraham Whitworth's grocery shop is on the left and Harris's ironmongers shop is to the right. The Town Hall's clock tower is prominent, ...
Market Square, Stafford
Market day in the Market Square, Stafford during the Second World War. In the background is the Shire Hall with posters advertising National War Bonds and National Savings.
Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
In 1927 the Borough Council ...
Market Square, Stafford,
The building with the balcony is the Guildhall, designed by Charles Trubshaw and built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. The entrance to ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Market Street viewed from the junction of Church Hill with the A460 crossing the photograph in the foreground. Market Street, the town's main street, stretches ahead. Crossing the road to the right ...
Martin Street, Stafford
A view of Martin Street in Stafford showing the rear of Eastgate House at 78, Eastgate Street.
Eastgate House was built in 1683 for General John Dolphin. The house was refronted in the early 19th ...
Mayor Choosing Ceremony, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor choosing happened every Charter Day in Newcastle until about 1932. From the 1860s it became the tradition for people to go to the Market Cross and have their photograph taken with the newly chosen ...
Mayor Leason Thanking Firemen after Floods, Stone,
Mayor Philip Leason thanking the fire brigade for their hard work during the floods of August 1987.
Mayor Marson on the Steps of the Borough Hall, Stafford,
Mr William Marson, Mayor of Stafford, on the steps of the Borough Hall. Beside him stand Police Halberdiers.
The Borough Hall on Eastgate Street was designed by Henry Ward, the Borough architect. ...
Mayors Procession, George Street, Tamworth
In the procession are the Military Band, Brass Band, Fire Brigade, Police, and Girl Guides. Notice the excellent terracotta facade of Needhams, done by Gibbs and Canning, which is partly hidden by the ...
Mechanical Apparatus for Firefighting - an advertisement from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In Enoch Wood's day, factories and coal mines needed more than buckets of sand to put out serious blazes.
The trouble was that there was - as yet - no rapid-response fire service to call upon.
Unsurprisingly, ...
Memorial to Thomas Noon Talfourd, Shire Hall, Stafford
Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854), was a writer, judge, and politician. He was called to the bar in 1821 and was Member of Parliament for Reading as a Radical from 1835 to 1841 and 1847 to 1848.
He ...
Men's Hospital, Stafford Gaol
The prison infirmary was originally located in rooms above the governor's house, but was later moved to a new building in the prison grounds to help prevent the spreading of infectious diseases.
A ...
Military funeral, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
A military funeral procession at the crossroads in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, looking north along Leek Road with Bagnall Road to the right.
It is believed that this photograph was taken on the occasion ...
Military Parade, Stafford,
Second World War military parade headed by the North Staffordshire Regiment Band and mounted police.
The parade is seen here in Market Square and heavy rain has not deterred the crowds.
Military Police, Brocton
A postcard view of Brocton looking from The Green towards Chase Road with Old Acre Road to the right. The two Military Police Officers in the picture are possibly from the nearby Brocton Camp. Whilst ...
Mill Wheels, Mill Bank, Stafford
A postcard view by Mill Bank, Stafford, of the mill Wheels from the town mill which was built by George Brewster in 1834, on the site of the medieval town mill. It was powered by two wheels, fed from ...
Miners' Rescue Team, Silverdale
The Miners' Rescue Team are pictured here in all of their equipment. A canary in its cage is sitting on the box on the floor, and was used to detect the first evidence of Methane Gas in the mine. Walter ...