Edward George Percy Littleton, 3rd Baron Hatherton
Edward George Percy Littleton, 3rd Baron Hatherton (1842-1930). Son of the 2nd Baron Hatherton (1815-1888). Married Lady Charlotte Louisa Rowley (died 1923), daughter of the 4th Baronet Rowley, in 1867. ...
Execution of Charles Moore
A broadsheet detailing the life, trial and exection of Charles Moore.
Charles Moore and Edward Welsh were convicted of the murder of John and Jane Blackburn at Ash Flats Farm, near Stafford. They ...
Fifty Guineas Reward - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
Francis Elliott Kitchener
Oil painting. Half-length portrait of Francis Elliott Kitchener, M.A., J.P. (1838-1915). Alderman of Staffordshire County Council, Chairman of the Technical Instruction Committee 1895-1903 and Chairman ...
Frank James
Oil painting. Full-length seated portrait of Frank James, D.L. (1821-1924), Vice-Chairman of Staffordshire County Council 1896-1900, Chairman 1900-1901. Painted during his 100th year. Born in Walsall.
Artist: ...
George Edalji's razor
A razor used in evidence at the infamous trial of George Edalji of Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, for horse maiming.
In 1903 George Edalji was convicted of maiming horses and received a seven year sentence. ...
George Smith, Hangman,
George Smith was a hangman from Dudley. He is seen here in his working outfit of a white smock and top hat.
Smith hanged William Palmer, the 'Rugeley Poisoner', in 1856.
Godfrey Rathbone, Baron Charnwood
Oil painting. Head and shoulders portrait of the Right Hon. Godfrey Rathbone, First Baron Charnwood. Justice of the Peace for the County of Stafford from 1907. Alderman for Staffordshire County Council ...
Guildhall, Stafford,
The Guildhall on Market Square was 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 the market ...
Handcuff Alley, Longton
This unnamed cobbled alleyway links Market Street to Sutherland Road in Longton. It was known as 'Handcuff Alley' as it was a way to take prisoners from the Sutherland Road Police Station to the old ...
John Humffreys Parry
Print. A caricature of Sjt John Humffreys Parry (1816-1880), Serjeant at Law, by 'Spy'. Caption 'A lawyer'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' December 13th 1873.
He was involved in the famous Tichborne ...
John Sparrow of Bishton Hall
John Sparrow (1736-1821) of Bishton Hall, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1792-1816.
Oil on canvas by William Owen (1769-1825)
John Sparrow of Bishton Hall
Oil painting. Half-length portrait of John Sparrow of Bishton Hall, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1792-1816.
Artist: William Owen (1769-1825).
Dimensions: 830mm x 630mm
John Sparrow of Bishton Hall
John Sparrow (1736-1821) of Bishton Hall, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1792-1816.
Engraving by S.W. Reynolds after a painting by William Owen.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Wilkinson
Oil painting. Half-length portrait of Lt. Col. Joseph Henry Wilkinson, D.L., J.P., V.D., (1845-1931), Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee of the Quarter Sessions and County Council of Staffordshire, ...
Lord Justice Wrottesley
The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick John Wrottesley (1880-1948), Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal and Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the County of Stafford, 1939-1948. He resigned as Lord Justice in ...
Lord Justice Wrottesley
The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick John Wrottesley (1880-1948), Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal and Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the County of Stafford, 1939-1948. He resigned as Lord Justice in ...
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.