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English Electric Co., Stafford

The woman in this view is standing by an English Electric type B1 experimental single anode valve which was developed in the Nelson Research Laboratories at Beacon Hill, Stafford. The valve has a rating ...

English Electric Co., Stafford

Members of the English Electric Co., Stafford Works Engineering Society are pictured during a visit to an Industrial site, possibly in Liverpool. Please contact us if you recognise the location of the ...

English Electric Co., Stafford

Lord Nelson of Stafford is pictured chatting to Mr E.W. Peace during a tour of the Stafford factory. Left to right: Mr Michael Sowery, Manager of Services; Lord Nelson (George Horatio Nelson), 1st ...

English Electric Co., Stafford

Pictured is the Telephone Exchange on the Lichfield Road site (known as Main Works), Stafford. This was located on the second floor of the English Electric Co. Main Offices. On the left of the picture, ...

English Electric Co., Stafford

Pictured is one of the Typing Pools on the Lichfield Road Site in Stafford. In later years with the introduction of word processors and email, typing pools were phased out. This image is taken from ...

Enjoying the sunshine

Location of photograph unknown, possibly near Elford.

Erskine St., Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

Street scene taken at Erskine Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...

Ethel Knight, Longton

Ethel Knight of Longton, aged 21. At the time she was working for Charles Allerton Ltd's Park Works pottery on High Street (now Uttoxeter Road), Longton. Ethel married Tom Ibbs on Christmas Day 1940 ...

Evacuees at Church Cottage, Seighford

Sisters Joan and Pat (last name unknown) were evacuees from Ramsgate, Kent. They stayed with the Breeze family at Church Cottage in Seighford for two or three years during the Second World War. Left ...

Evans Outsizes Shop in the Sheridan Centre, Stafford

‘Evans Outsizes’ ladies fashion shop formed part of the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years it was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially ...

Evelyn and Walter Roy Handforth

Evelyn Handforth (1890-1963), nee Lumsdale) with her second son, Walter Roy Handforth (1920-1980) wearing the family christening robe. The family lived at Holly House, Ricardo Street, Dresden, Longton....

Evening Bag, 1950s

This small evening bag has a clasp fastening and is made out of cotton with a floral pattern.

Evening Dress, 1930s

Evening dresses from the 1930s are remembered for elegance and opulence. The '30s saw many new cuts and styles in women's fashions. After a decade of short, boysih flapper style dresses the 1930s ...

Evening skirt and bodice

Bright pink and crimson taffeta evening dress, straight style, worn with a crimson satin cummerbund. The material was purchased from Jacqmar. Lady Bagot recalls that it was one of the many occasions when ...

Excelsior Pink Bullet Bra, c.1950

The bullet bra was first invented in the 1930’s but did not become popular until the 1940’s after ‘sweater girls’ pin up girls and celebrities started to wear them. This bra still has the original ...

Factory workers, Rugeley

This photograph shows a workforce of an unidentified Rugeley factory during World War I. Postcard photographed by Bates, South Staffordshire Water works, Moors Gorse, Rugeley. Alfred Bates was a well ...

Fairy Glen, Darlaston, near Stone

Outdoor portrait of a woman in formal dress sitting on a stile and holding flowers. The location is referred to as Fairy Glen and the woman's name is Jeannie. It appears to be one of a group of images ...

Fairy Glen, Darlaston, near Stone

Landscape taken at Fairy Glen including a country lane, a woman and a girl. The women in the picture are named Dot and Jeannie. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) who died 2 September 1940. It appears ...