Ladies Short Gloves, c.1940
Short gloves were worn generally in the day or with long sleeves and were popular throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.
These gloves appear to have been handmade, crocheted out of wool.
Ladies Short Lace Gloves, c.1950s
Short gloves were worn during the day or with long sleeves and were worn throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
We believe that these gloves date from around the 1950s.
They are made ...
Ladies Silver Evening Gloves, c.1960s
These long gloves would have been worn for a special occasion or as evening wear.
They are made using a metallic silver thread which means they were probably made in the 1960s.
Lady Burton, Burton upon Trent
Lady Burton with a bouquet of flowers at the Railway Mission Hall , Moor Street, Burton upon Trent.
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering ...
Lady Burton, Rangemore
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering company of Burton-upon-Trent. She married Michael Arthur Bass, Lord Bass, in 1869. She was born at Park ...
Lady Burton, Yoxall
Lady Burton opening Yoxall Parish Hall in 1905.
Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering company of Burton-upon-Trent. She married Michael Arthur ...
'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 ...
Lady Noreen Bass laying the foundation stone to the New Hall, Yoxall
Lady Bass is seen wearing a light coloured stoal and dark dress.
Landlord and Regulars outside the New Inn, Stafford,
The New Inn was on Broad Eye; the landlord was Mr Ernest Haywood, seen fourth from the left in his shirt sleeves.
Note that some of the men are wearing flowers in their buttonholes, which was a common ...
Late medieval finger ring, found at Loggerheads
This is a late medieval silver finger ring. The hoop is flat and engraved on the exterior with text interspersed with cross-hatching. The legend begins with a cross pattee and reads '+IESUS'. Following ...
Laying of the foundation stone of the Wade Memorial School, The Avenue, Kidsgrove
Miss Eccles, the headmistress of the school, and Reverend R. Ross, are pictured laying the foundation stone of the Wade Memorial School.
Laying the Gas Main, Church Street, Audley
Workmen laying the 12 inch gas main in Church Street, Audley. The sign in the foreground names the engineer: James Mottram. In the background is St. James' Church.
Leather Handbag, c.1900-1940
This handbag is made out of toughened leather with a small woven handle and a clasp fastening.
There is a small area of metalwork which adds some detail to an otherwise plain handbag.
The handbag ...
Lichfield Cycle Club
Lichfield Cycle Club pictured outside Donegal House on Bore Street.
John Ernest Wiggin, born Lichfield in 1916 is the young man, standing tall, left of centre. He emigrated to Australia after serving ...
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 ...
Local dignitaries on the occasion of the Chadsmoor, Hednesford and District Music Festival
Some of those pictured are: Bernard Rastall (second left on the back row), Jack Keddie, (back centre), Lawrence Hawkins (in front of Bernard Rastall), Ike Jacques (second from right), Mrs Keddie - Headmistress ...
Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene including a formally dressed lady sitting on a park bench. Taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on ...