Morris Dancers, High Street, Uttoxeter
Morris and country dancers parading along the High Street. On the right in Morris costume is Jack Brown from Coton. On his left is Neville Proud, then Mark Berry from Stafford, followed by Basil Stevenson ...
Morris dancers, Lichfield
Morris dancers performing in the Market Square, Lichfield. In the background is Dr Samuel Johnson’s Statue and Birthplace.
Morris Dancers, Market Place, Uttoxeter
Morris and country dancers in the Market Place, Uttoxeter. The dancer on left is Ken Castle who worked for Charlie Tunicliff. The dancer nearest the camera, wearing a sports jacket and open-necked white ...
Morris Dancers, Market Square, Stafford,
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ownership.
Morris Dancers, Uttoxeter
A group of Morris and country dancers parading into Market Place, Uttoxeter. The girl in front is Viv Hutchinson followed by her mother Rhona, wife of the veterinary, Jack Hutchinson. Behind them is ...
Morris Dancing outside Stafford General Infirmary,
Siemens Morris Side outside the main entrance of the Stafford General Infirmary on Foregate Street.
They ceased Morris dancing in 1914, but reformed in the 1920s.
'Mother and Big Baby' Pageant Entry, Stafford,
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Mr H.J. Bamford's coming of age, Uttoxeter
The ox roast at celebrations for H.J. Bamford’s twenty-first birthday. At 4am a fire was lit on Hockley Meadow to roast a bullock, balanced across two trestles. The carcass was cooked by 12.30pm, and ...
Musicians, Festival of Diwali, Stafford,
Festival of Diwali at The Blessed William Howard School, Rowley Avenue.
Diwali is a Hindu and Sikh festival, also known as the 'Festival of Light' as it celebrates that darkness is driven away by light.
The ...
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford
At the end of the First World War, when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade left the military camps on Cannock Chase, they held a farewell parade through the streets of Stafford.
The mayor, Joseph Rushton, ...
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford
At the end of the First World War, when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade left the military camp on Cannock Chase, they held a farewell parade through the streets of Stafford.
Here the mayor is presenting ...
New Zealand Rifle Brigade soldier, Stafford area
A New Zealand Rifle Brigade soldier in a studio portrait with a donkey, a rider dressed as a jockey, and a civilian. This intriguing photograph may have been taken to advertise donkey rides which were ...
Newcastle Cinema, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The streets are lined with people trying to catch a glimpse of King George V and Queen Mary on their way to their civic reception in the Queens Gardens.
The building in the background is Newcastle ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme Carnival
The Carnival became an annual event after the octocentenary carnival celebrations of 1973. It is always held on the last Bank Holiday Monday in May and includes a procession through the town, charity ...
Nursery Rhyme Pageant Float, Stafford,
'The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe' pageant float.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route ...
Octocentenary Celebrations, Grosvenor roundabout, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter, which gave Newcastle Borough status. A carnival was held to celebrate the occasion on the ...
Octocentenary Celebrations, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Old Lymers Bedford bus entering Friar Street.
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary, to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter, which gave Newcastle Borough status.
Octocentenary Celebrations, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1973 Newcastle celebrated its octocentenary to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of the charter which gave Newcastle-under-Lyme its status as a Borough. A carnival was held to celebrate the ...