Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,
Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete Angler' was published 1653 and is still in print.
Born in Stafford in 1593, Walton moved to London to become an apprentice ...
J.C. Staton & Co's Tug o' War team, Tutbury
J.C. Staton & Company were gypsum miners and plaster manufacturers at Fauld and Tutbury. Their tug of war team had a national reputation and won many competitions. Their local name was 'The Nonsuchers'. ...
Jack Owen, Little Stoke Cricket Club
Mr Jack (J.W.) Owen, a founder member of Little Stoke Cricket Club.
Jennifer Johnson with pony, Stone
Jennifer Johnson, aged 11, on her pony. The grand daughter of pottery manufacturer Sir Ernest Johnson, and daughter of James (son of Sir Ernest) and Joan Johnson, she is pictured near her grandfather's ...
Joe Louis, Yarnfield
Joe Louis (1914-1981) was an American professional boxer who was world heavyweight champion between 1937 and 1949. He is reckoned to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. Louis enlisted as a private ...
Joseph Gorse, Blythe Bridge Mill, Kingstone
Joseph Gorse at Blythe Bridge Mill Kingstone at the wedding of his grandson Ernest William Fisher to Elsie Bond. Joseph Gorse came from a long line of gamekeepers and was himself employed on the Sandon ...
Jubilee Celebrations, Association of National Government Officers, Stone
To mark the golden jubilee of the founding of the Association of National and Local Government Officers’ (NALGO), a bowls match was arranged by the Stone branch of the Association, in which members of ...
Jubilee Sports Day, The Cliffs, Great Haywood
Childrens' Sports Day at the Cliffs, Great Haywood on the occasion of King George V's and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee in May 1937.
Judo class, Denstone College
Two boys practicing judo at Denstone College on mats outside whilst the teacher and the rest of the class look on.
Building at Denstone College was begun in 1868 and it opened in 1873 as St. Chad's ...
Junior athletics competition programme, Solihull
Front cover of the programme for the Midland Secondary Technical Schools Athletics Association event held at Solihull Youth Club, Tudor Grange Park, Solihull on 27 May 1965. This programme belongs to ...
Keele Municipal Golf Course
Keele Municipal Golf Course was was an 18 hole, 6390 yard course designed by Fred Hawtree in what had been part of Keele Hall Park. It was opened in 1974 by Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis. Keele ...
Keep Fit Class, Lotus Shoes, Stafford,
Group of female workers from Lotus participating in a dance and exercise class on the company's sports field on Sandon Road. Lotus, like many other companies, encouraged their employees to participate ...
Ken Adams, Stoke Speedway Rider
Ken Adams (team Leader) and his motorbike photographed at the Sun Street Stadium, Hanley. Stoke Speedway riders wore waistcoats with the original five-star pattern.
Stoke Speedway was founded at ...
Key from official opening of Brine Baths, Stafford
Copper alloy key with coloured enamelled head in black storage box lined with blue velvet. The key handle is engraved "Stafford Corporation Baths Opening Ceremony/Presented/To the/Mayor Alderman/William ...
King Edward VII Memorial Baths, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows a view of the Memorial Baths. The swimming baths were built in 1906 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII and have been improved on a number of occasions. In 2002 the ...
Kinver football team, 1948-1949
On the back row, from left to right, are Ken Taylor, George Hardley, Jack Lane, John Wickem, Taxi Timmis, Bob Glover, and Tony Jordan. On the front row are Saunders, Davies, Price, Collins, and Saunders....
Knightley School netball team
Back row (left to right): Jessie Bunting, Audrey Iley, Janet Wiseman, Jane Talbot, Bertha Ridge, Marjorie Warrilow, Nancy Fenton, Jean Downes.
Front row: Lucy Ridge, Dorothy Talbot, Amie Wiggan, Lily ...
Ladies Bowls Team, Eccleshall,
The bowling green was located at the rear of the Royal Oak Inn on High Street.