Pouring into receiver, Bamford's foundry, Uttoxeter
Bamfords was founded in 1871 in Uttoxeter by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery. Joseph Cyril Bamford split off from the Bamford company in 1945 to set up what has become ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Peel Street. Longbridge Hayes.
The Primitive Methodist Chapel at the north end of Peel Street was built in 1879 and closed in 1963. It later became the works for Denton Engineering Ltd. The building was later demolished and the site ...
Princess Anne visiting the Reliant Works, Tamworth
Princess Anne was and still is a great admirer of Reliant vehicles having owned Scimitars, Robins and Kittens. She is seen here on 15th July 1975 with Managing Director, Ray Wiggin touring the Reliant ...
Proposed Education Centre, English Electric Co., Stafford
This Model is of a proposed New Education Centre for the English Electric Co. at Stafford Works on the Lichfield Road, Stafford.
The building in the foreground is the Main Offices (built for Siemens ...
Quickfit and Quartz 21 Dinner, Stone
Quickfit '21' Club 6th Annual Dinner, held at the Crown Hotel ballroom, Stone on Thursday 11 September 1969.
From left to right: W. Ashall, R. Smallman, Molly Tighe, Ted Tighe, G. Rumbold, Vic Harrison, ...
Quickfit and Quartz stand, Festival of Britain, Stone
Quickfit and Quartz stand in the Trades and Industry Exhibition held on Westbridge Park as part of the Festival of Britain events held in Stone.
Quickfit and Quartz, makers of scientific and industrial ...
Racecourse Road, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent
Racecourse Road is a short road off London Road. At the time of the photograph it lead to the Oakhill Gate entrance to the Michelin Tyre Company factory. Before the Michelin factory was built in 1927 ...
Railway generator unit, English Electric Co., Stafford
This portable generator unit, No. 3, WD 1257 and the No.5 unit (on the right) are pictured near to the Queensville railway bridge which carries the A34 Lichfield Road over the West Coast Main Line at ...
Railway Queen at Bamfords, Uttoxeter
Miss Ruby Dovey, Railway Queen of Great Britain 1935, helping workers pour molten metal into moulds during her visit to Bamford Ltd.'s Leighton Works, Uttoxeter. With her are civic dignitaries and Bamfords ...
Redevelopment at the Hough, Cricket and Hockey Ground, Stafford
This scene shows the start of a redevelopment of the former Stafford Cricket and Hockey Club site at the Hough. Stafford Cricket Club moved to the Hough site in 1890. Stafford Hockey Club shared the facilities ...
Reliant Brochure
The cover of a 1936 Reliant brochure for the 7cwt and 10cwt vans powered by J.A.P. engines. To date only one copy of this brochure is known to survive.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 ...
Reliant Motor Vehicles
The Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth didn't just build 3-wheelers. This shot from the 1960s shows the vehicles Reliant was manufacturing at that time. It includes the Regal three wheeler, the small ...
Reliant Robin
Photograph from an advertising campaign. Perhaps Reliant's most infamous vehicle, the Reliant Robin was introduced in 1973.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided ...
Reliant Robin Advertisement
This image from the mid-1970s depicts none other than Dickens' character Scrooge with a Reliant Robin. The image is being modified ready for appearing in numerous adverts that depict that fact the Robin ...
Reliant Scimitar GTE
The Reliant Scimitar GTE, designed and manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, Staffordshire
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided to build his own ...
Reliant Scooter Ski
Reliant also developed and manufactured a Scooter Ski from 1967 for its designers, Scooter-Ski Limited of Nottingham.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided to build ...
Reliant Stand, Earls Court, London
The Reliant stand at the Bicycle & Motor Cycle Show at Earls Court London.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided to build his own three wheeled vehicle in his ...
Reliant Works, Tamworth
The south side of the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth in the late 1960s. The tall white building was a flour mill dating from the 19th century and was later also used as a boot factory at the turn ...