Reliant's Engineering Factory at Shenstone
Interior of Reliant's engineering factory at Shenstone, Staffordshire in the mid-1960s, showing women working on car components.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams ...
Reliant's Managing Director, Ray Wiggin, Shenstone works
Reliant's Managing Director, Ray Wiggin seen here standing next to a Reliant Anadol. The car was designed and built by Reliant for the Turkish market and was initially shipped to Turkey as a kit to be ...
Retirement group, English Electric Co., Stafford
Pictured outside the entrance to the Main Offices of English Electric at Stafford are a group of employees with their retirement certificates of long service. They are surrounded by colleagues following ...
Retirement group, English Electric Co., Stafford
Pictured outside the entrance to the Main Offices of English Electric at Stafford are a group of employees with their retirement certificates of long service. This picture was taken following a presentation ...
Retirement of Mr C H Shardlow at The English Electric Co. Ltd., Stafford
Left to right: Mr J R Sully, General Manager of Stafford and Kidsgrove Works is pictured presenting a retirement gift and certificate to Mr C H (Charlie) Shardlow after 50 years’ service with the company.
Mr ...
Retirement presentation at GEC ALSTHOM, Stafford
Geoff Rickards is pictured at his retirement presentation being congratulated by Ian Maskery on achieving fifty years’ service in the Works Cashiers Department.
Left to right: Sam Holden, Diane Williams, ...
Retirement presentation, Alstom, Stafford
Bjarn Andersen, Manager of the Engineering Department is pictured on the left congratulating Bill Fox, Mechanical Design Technician, who was retiring after 42 years’ service with ALSTOM Transmission and ...
Retirement Presentation, English Electric, Stafford,
Ivor Farr's retirement presentation at English Electric on Lichfield Road.
Mr Farr, on the left, worked in the Switchgear Department, and was presented with a cigarette dispenser.
Retirement Presentation, GEC Measurements Ltd., Stafford
Arthur Chatfield receiving his retirement presentation, aged 65, at GEC Measurements, Stafford.
Retirement presentation, GEC Measurements, Stafford
Arthur Chatfield at his his retirement presentation, aged 65, at GEC Measurements, Stafford.
Richard Bamford at The British Legion, Uttoxeter
Richard Bamford was director of engineering at Henry Bamford and Sons in Uttoxeter. Richard is pictured here playing darts at the British Legion, Bradley Street, Uttoxeter.
RMS Rangitata
This ocean passenger liner is thought to be the RMS Rangitata which was built in 1929. The Rangitata was operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company and usually sailed between the United Kingdom and ...
Robert Hyde & Co, City Road, Stoke upon Trent
The sign over the entrance yard reads "Robert Hyde & Son Ltd. North Stafford Steel Foundry", a company founded in 1910. The City Road foundry was originally the North Staffordshire Railway Locomotive, ...
Robson Street, Hanley
Looking down Robson Street towards the entrance to the Hanley Greyhound and Speedway Stadium (Sun Street Stadium). In the middle distance is one of the gas holders belonging to Etruria gasworks. On the ...
Royal Mail Regal Supervan, Reliant Works, Tamworth
In 1970, the Royal Mail purchased 50 Regal Supervan III vans on a trial basis to potentially replace the Morris Minor van. However, after trials no further Reliants were purchased.
The Reliant Motor ...
Sand mixer at 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 ...
Scott's shoe factory, Marsh Street, Stafford
This factory building was built by John Scott & Co in about 1885. Jen shoes occupied the building between 1933 and 1963, using it as a warehouse. By 1969, after Jen shoes had vacated the premises it ...
Shoemaker's leather cutter
Leather cutting machine. Hand turned wheel, designed to be bolted on to a workbench. Leather can be cut to a variety of widths by adjusting the slide guide seen set in a central position in this photograph.
This ...