Rail Accident, Great Bridgeford,
Rescue operation after the derailment of a train.
Spectators can be seen behind the wooden fencing on the right of the photograph.
One of the first people that were at the scene of the accident ...
Ralph Mosley, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ralph Mosley was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1866 to 1887. He owned a draper’s shop on Newcastle High Street and lived with his family at The Firs, which is now the home of the Brampton Museum ...
Reception Ward, Stafford Gaol
The reception ward was located in the gate-house (now demolished). This was where new prisoners arrived and were examined. The reception ward contained a warm and cold bath and an oven to fumigate clothing.
Here ...
Red Cross Ambulance, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the first petrol-driven ambulance in the town, supplied by the St. John's Ambulance Brigade and the Red Cross Society. In the background you can see the local Fire Station which ...
Red Cross Volunteer Group, Eccleshall
Volunteer workers organised by the Red Cross in the grounds of a convalescent home for injured soldiers on Stone Road, Eccleshall.
Convalescent soldiers came to Eccleshall from St. Joseph's Hall ...
Red Cross Volunteer Group, Eccleshall
Volunteer workers organised by the Red Cross in the grounds of a convalescent home for injured soldiers on Stone Road, Eccleshall.
Convalescent soldiers came to Eccleshall from St. Joseph's Hall ...
Red Cross Volunteers, Eccleshall
Members of the Red Cross and soldiers in a field near Eccleshall Church.
The Red Cross is an international organisation, founded according to the Geneva Convention of 1864, for the treatment of those ...
'Regent' type fire hand pump
A 'Regent' style hand pump made by John Morris, consisting of a circular metal container painted red on the outside and white inside. Inside is a conical brass and copper hand pump with 'T' handle on ...
Reinstatement of the Wash Pit Railings, Eccleshall,
The Wash Pit, or Sheep Pool, on Church Street was a pond fed by a spring.
After a fire at the church in 1868 the need for a water supply became apparent. In 1890 the Wash Pit was cleaned out and deepened ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
RAF Stafford personnel and other service personnel along with members of the British Legion are pictured marching from Greengate Street into the Market Square, Stafford, during the 2002 Remembrance Parade. ...
Renovation of St. George's Hospital, Stafford
Renovation of St. George's Hospital buildings during conversion into flats and housing, a view of the main building from St. George's Parkway.
The County Asylum on Corporation Street opened in 1818, ...
Report of the Committee of Police - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice summarises the resolutions of a general meeting in the Potteries.
Local men are calling for a local police force to be established in the area.
They resolve that a committee of local ...
Resolutions of a meeting of the inhabitants of Lane End - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1795 the people of Lane End had reached the end of their tether over suspicions that they were being ripped off.
Disputes arose at market as some dishonest traders knowingly used false weights and ...
Resolutions of a meeting of the inhabitants of Lane End - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1795 the people of Lane End had reached the end of their tether over suspicions that they were being ripped off.
Disputes arose at market as some dishonest traders knowingly used false weights and ...
Resolutions of Burslem Parish Officers - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns the people of Burslem about Sabbath-breaking, or misconduct on a Sunday.
Drunkenness, Tippling, Gaming...
The alleged wrong doings are described here in the following way:
"...the ...
Restored Fire Engine, Eccleshall,
Restored fire engine 'Eagle', now housed in the new fire station on Newport Road.
The original fire station was erected in High Street in 1891. Today the building is a hairdressing salon.
Rev. Shapurji Edalji, Great Wyrley
George Edalji's father, Revd. Shapurji Edalji. Born in Mumbai in about 1842, Shapurji Edalji was a Parsee Indian who is believed to have been the first South Asian to be made vicar of an English parish. ...
Road Safety Quiz, Guildhall, Stafford
Stafford Borough team beat the Stafford Rural District team in a road safety quiz held at the Guildhall, Stafford, answering questions put by the quiz-master, Police Sergeant T.H. Potts. The Stafford ...