Marchington Show
People at a game stall at Marchington show, possibly Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation celebrations in 1953.
Market Place on Coronation Day, Uttoxeter
View of Market Place where townsfolk have gathered to celebrate the coronation of George V. Pupils of St. Joseph's Catholic School are seen clearly in the centre of the scene, walking in procession, as ...
Market Square, Stafford,
An unknown event in Market Square and Greengate Street. To the right can be seen Boots the Chemist, Aston and Son furniture shop and the Guildhall.
Masqueraders Jazz Band Parade, Stafford Pageant,
Masqueraders Jazz Band pageant parade in Foregate Street, at the junction with Glover Street, looking towards Gaol Square.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. ...
Masqueraders, Stafford Pageant,
'The Masqueraders' at the end of Glover Street, looking down Foregate Street.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
May Celebrations, Whiston
May Day Celebrations, Stanton
Stanton’s May Queen features in this procession travelling along Marsh Lane towards the village centre. St. Mary’s Church can be seen in the background.
Photographer: H. Hinge, Ashbourne.
May Day Celebrations, Stanton
Stanton’s May Queen and her entourage on a dias pictured in front of the School House.
Photographer: H. Hinge, Ashbourne.
May Day, Albrighton, Shropshire
A May Day carnival at Albrighton, Shropshire. Pictured is a decorated donkey cart with spectators around it and a large crowd and horses in background. To the right is Albrighton Pool.
Photographer: ...
May Day, Tittensor School
A school group pictured on the Vicarage lawn in Tittensor.
May Fair and Cattle Market, Stafford,
Annual fairs had two sides - trade and pleasure. People would travel from a wide area to visit the fairs, which often filled the town's main streets. Henry III granted Stafford's first annual fair in ...
May Fair, Codsall Wood area
The photographer was Bennett Clarke.
May Fair, Market Square, Stafford
Stalls and a strength-testing machine at the May Fair in Stafford's Market Square, with Market Street in the background.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ...
May Queen, Endon
The Endon May Queen celebration takes place late in May, during the Spring Bank Holiday. It includes the crowning of a 'Well-Dressing Queen' and Endon is now one of the places in Staffordshire to continue ...
May Queen, Oaken area
The May Queen pictured is 12 year old Betty Hardcastle (now Baron).
May Queen, Stafford
Theresa Bebbington as Queen Rosebud II, Sandyford Nursery School,Stafford
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Samuel Hyslop, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The newly elected Mayor, Samuel Hyslop, stands proudly in his regalia in front of the market cross.
Mayoral party at the opening of Tamworth Carnival, Tamworth Pleasure Grounds
The Mayoral party are pictured here at the opening of the 1934 Tamworth Carnival. From left to right are Horace Goostry, with his car and chauffer, Mrs L. Weale, A.H. Weale, Miss E. Weale, and George ...