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Brown Fur Cape, c.1920-1940
This cape was made in the 1920s or 1930s by the company Alexander Wilkie in Edinburgh.
The length and style of the cape indicates that it was used by a woman on formal occasions.
Brown Leather Football boots, c.1890-1920
Football has been popular in Britain for centuries with the first recorded football boots in 1526 when King Henry VIII ordered new boots for his great wardrobe.
In the nineteenth century the popularity ...
Brownhill's Sylvian Jazz Band, Stafford Pageant,
Brownhill's Sylvian Jazz Band on Riverway, marching away from Fairway towards River Bridge.
The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
Brushing.
Pottery factory interior showing a woman brushing bone china tea cups on a machine.
Brushing the ware ensured the ware was free from dust or grit prior to glazing.
Taken at the Shelley pottery factory, ...
Bugler, Stafford area
Lantern slide showing a man in ceremonial livery holding a trumpet or bugle from which is hanging a banner with a coat of arms. Location unknown, but possibly Stafford area. There has been some water ...
Building a haystack
Men and women at work building a haystack, possibly in the Trentham or Longton area. Please contact us if you recognise this view.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an ...
Building the clammins, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a loaded kiln stacked with saggars prior to firing. The man is ‘building the clammins’, a temporary seal in the wall of the oven with an access point through which ...
Building work at Parrotts Restaurant, Longnor
Parrotts restaurant occupied an early 19th century three-storied Grade 2 listed building at 7, Chapel Street in Longnor. It closed in 1995 and had been locally well-known for its set tasting menu. The ...
Bull's Bank, Lower Street , Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph of Bull's Bank off Lower Street and behind St. Giles' Church is typical of the crowded housing that existed in some areas of Newcastle-under-Lyme until the late 1960s.
The cramped ...
Bull's Bank, Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken in 1935 this picture of Bull's Bank in Newcastle-under-Lyme takes in the tower of St. Giles' Church, the alleyway that leads to the churchyard and three of the terraced houses that surrounded the ...
Bungalow, Hixon
A postcard view of two women and a car outside a bungalow, thought to be in Hixon. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the picture or the precise location.
Burgess family, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Private Stan Burgess showing off his new uniform, with his young brothers, Graham, Frank and Alan. This view was taken from Highfield Avenue, May Bank, and shows the awful air pollution that existed around ...
Burgess' Ironmongers Shop, Eccleshall,
One of Burgess' first shops which opened on Stafford Street.
This shop is directly opposite the present Burgess' premises.
Burnishing in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior with a view of a woman in the process of burnishing a plate.
Burnishing
Burnishing was the process whereby fired gold applications were rubbed to produce a lustrous finish.
Silver ...
Burnishing ware, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior with a view of female workers in the process of burnishing ware. They are positioned facing the window as they needed good light to do the job. Taken at Minton's factory, London ...
Burnside, Rolleston
A view of Burnside, showing footbridges over the Alder brook.
Burnside, Rolleston
A view photographed by Scarratt, showing thatched hayricks adjoining the Spread Eagle public house. The landlords at the time, the Robinson family, were farmers as well as publicans. Note the geese ...
Burton and Ashby Light Railway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
The Burton and Ashby Light Railway was a tramway system operating in three counties between 1906 and 1927. It ran from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire to Swadlincote in Derbyshire and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch ...