Main Road, Great Haywood
A view looking north along the road towards the Clifford Arms in the distance. There is bunting and flags in the street, including a banner across the road has "Long Live the King" on the occasion of ...
Main Road, Great Haywood
Looking north-east along Main Road in Great Haywood. On the right is the entrance to the Roman Catholic church of St John the Baptist, decorated with flags and bunting for the 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations. ...
Making Department, Lotus Ltd., Stafford
Peter O'Dowd and a colleague (standing behind the machine) are pictured at the Lotus Shoe Factory in Stafford. They are using a sole-laying machine to attach the sole of the shoe to the upper. This photograph ...
Man in a garden, Trentham
A man pictured standing by a garden gate, possibly at West View, 2 Longton Road, Trentham.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an unknown photographer, some of which have ...
Man Sitting on the Steps of the Jubilee Fountain, Stafford,
The Jubilee Fountain was erected on the Market Square in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Objections to the fountain arose when market stalls had to be removed to provide extra space, ...
Man with a bicycle, Woodseaves area
Portrait of a man with a bicycle in the Woodseaves area.
The Pennyfarthing was introduced in 1871, by which time some form of bicycling had been around for seventy years. Bicycles reached the height ...
Mannequin Parade, Lotus Ltd., Stone
Local models were used in a mannequin parade, displaying shoes, held in the Lotus Hall during the previous week, for the benefit of managers of Lotus retail shops.
This year (1956) Lotus introduced ...
Marching Band Procession, Cheddleton
A marching band playing brass instruments lead a procession along Cheadle Road, Cheddleton. The Post Office is in the background. Immediately behind the band, a group of elderly, bearded men are followed ...
Market day, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of a busy market day in Uttoxeter Market Place, with crockery, clothes and grocers’ stalls in the foreground.
This picture was taken by Alfred McCann who was a member of the McCann ...
Marson's Grocers Shop Advertisement, Stafford,
Advertisement for Marson's grocers shop, celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Marson's was established in the Ancient High House on Greengate Street by John Marson in 1826. His son, William ...
Mary Ann Betts of Uttoxeter
Mary Anne Betts, wife of Charles Bond.
Mayo Cottage, Haughton
A postcard photograph view of a group standing outside Mayo Cottage on Brazenhill Lane, Haughton. The house, now known as Mayo Farmhouse, has since been extended in length for a further two bays. At ...
Maypole dancers, Wetley Rocks
A postcard view of Maypole dancers standing by the Maypole for the photographer, with the millstone grit rock outcrops of Wetley Rocks in the background.
The building in the centre is the back of the ...
Maypole dancing, Wetley Rocks Show
Spectators watching girls dancing around a Maypole at Wetley Rocks Show.
Postcard photographed and published by S.A. Johnson of Stramshall.
Medieval gold finger ring, Audley
A complete gold and gem set finger ring. The hoop is sub-circular in shape, with no decoration on the band. The gem is set in a rectangular raised bezel, positioned with the long edges at right angles ...
Meir, Broadway. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway, Meir, 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 to where ...
Men's cap
Red silk embroidered undress cap with gold and silver threadwork. Formed from gores of dark red satin and densely embroidered overall in raised golden silk threads with coiling flowers and foliage, spangled ...
Men's shoe
An 18th century display shoe. Black leather sole, heel and upper with two free straps at the front. Ivory or bone pins at the base of the heel. This very narrow shoe was probably made for display purposes ...