Portrait of Ellen Vernon, Milwich,
Ellen Vernon died in 1915.
Portrait of Izaak Walton
Photograph of an oil painting of Izaak Walton by Jacob Huysman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete ...
Portrait of Joseph Vernon, Milwich,
Joseph Vernon of Milwich (1830 - 1907).
Farmer of Summer Hill
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
Miss Vernon is wearing leg-of-mutton sleeves and narrow skirt, fashionable in the mid-1890s.
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
The lace blouse and vignetted head and shoulders portrait is typical of the 1890s.
Portrait of Mr Ansell, Stafford,
'Old Ansell' was an inmate of the Union Workhouse, Stafford.
He was 100 years old when this photograph was taken.
Portrait of Mr Poole, Murdered near Eccleshall,
This man, named Poole, was murdered by George Bentley in 1866. The two men stopped for a drink at the inn at Offley Brook. Poole paid with a sovereign. They continued walking to Eccleshall. Poole ...
Portrait of Mrs Hambleton, Cheddleton
Mrs Hambleton was born Sarah Hall on June 1st 1810 at a farm called High Street, about one and a half miles from Cheadle. She was one of eight children, having four brothers and three sisters. The family ...
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton, Church Eaton
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton who lived at Little Onn Hall. She died at the age of 48 in 1893.
Mrs Ashton is wearing a silk dress with narrow sleeves and a lace collar, with a bustle (a pad or frame ...
Portrait of Mrs Mary Broster, Leek area
Mrs Broster was the wife of William Broster, the owner of Waterloo Mill. Mr Broster employed 63 women and 40 men in 1881. The business was taken over in the second half of the 20th century by Lux Lux ...
Portrait of Mrs Sarah Flower, Leek
Mrs Flower, wife of Joseph Flower who built Portland House in Leek. Their children were Joseph Henry Flower (born 1862) who died aged 22 years of tuberculosis, Alfred Flower (born 1864) who had livery ...
Portrait of Mrs Tudor and Mary Ann Tudor, Lapley
Black and white glass positive photograph of Mrs. Tudor and Mary Ann Tudor, her daughter. They lived at Lapley Fort, Lapley. Mrs Tudor was the wife of Major Tudor of Lapley Fort, who spent all of his ...
Portrait of the Ashton Sisters, Standon,
Studio portrait of the Ashton sisters who lived at Standon Bridge.
They were dressmakers and worked in Eccleshall.
Portrait of young man with bicycle, Cannock area
This unidentified young man is pictured standing with his 'Sunbeam' bicycle manufactured by John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhampton. Note the carbide front light. The oil-bath chain case contains oil which ...
Portrait, Unknown Subject. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of a child. Unknown location and subject.
Portrait, Unknown Subjects. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of two ladies. Unknown location and subjects.
Portraits of the Joule Family, Stone
Member of the Joule family.
Francis Joule established Joule's Brewery in Stone in 1780. By the second half of the nineteenth century Joule's was exporting ale to America and Europe, as well as to ...
Postillion at the Cross Keys Inn, Heath Hayes
A postillion in his livery, standing outside the Cross Keys Inn, Heath Hayes, Hednesford.
A postilion was the driver of a horse-drawn coach or post chaise, mounted on one of the horses. By contrast, ...