Advertisement for Marson's Grocers, High House, Stafford,
Tea wrapper from William Marson's grocery business, established in the High House in 1827.
The High House was built on Greengate Street by Richard Dorrington in 1595. The timber was said to have come ...
Advertisement, Midlands Electricity Board (MEB)
Advertisement title: ‘Morning Scramble’
The fluffiest scrambled eggs I’ve ever made-and so quickly, too.
That’s my new electric cooker, my best friend at the breakfast rush-hour.
Electric cooking ...
Advertisement, W.H. Smith, High street, Stone
Advertisement title: Pay a visit to W.H. Smith & Son’s Library
“You can borrow new and recent books from the shelves for sixpence a week and only threepence for older ones. For fine novels, light romance, ...
Advertising Cart on Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cattle pulling 'Atora' beef-suet cart as an advertising gimmick.
Advertising postcard, F.H. Burgess, Eccleshall
Postcard advertising horse-drawn cultivators supplied by F.H. Burgess of Eccleshall, who were well-known locally as agricultural and horticultural engineers, suppliers and ironmongers for over a century.
Frederick ...
Aerial View from St. Mary's Church Tower, Stafford
View of the Market Square, which until 1953 was used as a car park.
In the centre is the Shire Hall, with the Lloyds Bank building to its left.
On the far left is the new Guildhall, constructed ...
Aerial View from St. Mary's Church Tower, Stafford
View over Greengate Street and down Martin Street.
On the right can be seen the timber framed buildings of the Bear Inn and the Ancient High House. To the left of the Bear Inn is Mottram's Jewellers.
In ...
After the fire at Huggins and Chambers, High Street, Uttoxeter
Huggins and Chambers ironmongers, and vendor of "Witchem's Firelighters", 3 High Street. This image is No.1 in a series of postcards by Alfred McCann, taken in the aftermath of the fire which completely ...
After the fire at Huggins and Chambers, High Street, Uttoxeter
A crowd stand in front of the scorched and boarded premises of Hawkinsons' Chemist, surveying the damage to Huggins and Chambers, ironmongers and vendors of "Witchem's Firelighters", 3 High Street. The ...
Air Training Corps, Mayor's Civic Parade, Stone
The aim of the Air Training Corps was to prepare cadets for service in the Royal Airforce or the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy.
The Stone Air Defence Cadet Corps (later the A.T.C.) was founded in ...
Albert Hawkins' Shop, Cheslyn Hay
Albert E. Hawkins in the doorway of his grocer's shop in Park Street, Cheslyn Hay. The Doctor's Surgery now stands on this site. According to local folklore, Park Street was known locally as 'the Lot' ...
Albert Landon, Landon’s Fish & Chip Shop, Longton
Albert Landon (1904-1987) and his wife Prudence ran the fish and chip shop at 1, Uttoxeter Road, Longton and lived there with their two sons, Alan and Peter.
Albion Street, Rugeley
This view of Albion Street was taken looking towards the Market Square in Rugeley. The woman on the left is Mrs Richardson and on the right is the Albion public house. Also in this scene the vehicles ...
Aldridge's delivery van, Tamworth
Mr. A. Aldridge's Fruit and Fish Merchant's Model T Ford. delivery van. The shop was at 123 Lichfield Street, Tamworth.
Aldridge's Fish & Fruit shop, Tamworth
A. Aldridge's fruit and fish shop at 123 Lichfield Street, Tamworth.
Alfred Lees Gents' Outfitters, Eccleshall,
Alfred Lees' gents outfitters was on the corner of Castle Street and Stone Road (formerly Chebsey Lane).
The building is now the restaurant of the George Hotel.
Alfred Parker, Chemist, High Street, Uttoxeter
Advertisement for Alfred Parker, manufacturing pharmacist, optician, dentist, and practical photographic chemist, 9 High Street, Uttoxeter.
Allkins chemists, Market Street, Tamworth
Thomas B. Allkins took over an existing chemist's shop at 33 Market Street in 1897 but by 1911 he had become insolvent. he died in 1917 and the shop was acquired by Lands chemists. In 1930 it was Martin's ...