Chauffeurs, Shugborough Hall,
Two chauffeurs from the Shugborough Estate. On the left is George Rose.
On the right is the Anson Britzchka Chariot or Dormeuse, which is now held in the County Museum's collection. On the left is ...
Children's day out, Kidsgrove.
During the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike there were ten womens action groups in north Staffordshire who supported the striking miners. They ran food centres, organised collections, manned picket lines and ...
Christ Church Charabanc Outing, Stafford,
Christ Church opened on Foregate Street in 1839. Its mission church, St. Aidan's, was consecrated in 1902 on Marston Road.
Christ Church closed in 1976. In 1983 it was demolished; sheltered housing ...
Christchurch School outing, Stone
Children from Christchurch School outside the school building on Northesk Street, Stone. The buses belonged to Brown's of Stone.
Church Party from Darlaston Hall, Stone
James Meakin with his family in an open carriage known as a Landau; they are dressed for church.
Mr Meakin, a pottery manufacturer, owned Darlaston Hall from 1880. The hall was remained in the Meakin ...
Coach House, Rear of the Bear Inn, Stafford,
Coach house (centre) in the rear yard of the Bear Inn on Greengate Street.
The Bear Inn was built in the seventeenth century Bear Inn on the site of the Old Black Bear Inn; it is possible some of the ...
Coach outing, Gaol Square, Stafford
A crowd of people standing and seated in front of two motor coaches owned by Nicholls of Stafford. They are pictured in Gaol Square Stafford. In the background can be glimpsed Charles Clark's Gaol Square ...
Coach Trip to Southport
A postcard view taken during an excursion from Stafford to Southport. In the background the coach is thought to be from the Greatrex Garage in Stafford.
For several years Greatrex had a coach garage ...
Coach Trip, Stoke-on-Trent
Coach trips were popular during the 1950's, and much quicker and more comfortable than the early charabancs.
Here is a company's staff outing, probably from Royal Doulton, about to depart for Blackpool ...
Coach, Eccleshall Pageant,
Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town.
The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson ...
Colehill, Tamworth
Looking north along Colehill towards Lower Gungate. Standing on the corner with Church Street can be seen the Baptist Church, originally built as a theatre but converted into a chapel around 1821. From ...
Colliery bus, Hem Heath Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent
The colliery buses contracted from PMT dropped working miners outside the picket lines during the 1984/1985 miner's strike as bus drivers refused to cross the picket lines.
This photograph is reproduced ...
Darby & Joan Club outing, from Cannock
Darby and Joan Clubs are social clubs for pensioners, which hold dances and other events. The term 'Darby and Joan' is used to describe the idea of companionship in old age. This group of pensioners ...
Darlaston Café, near Tittensor
The Darlaston Cafe was a regular watering hole for travellers on the A34; the main route north-south through Staffordshire before the M6. The buses in this postcard are carrying holiday makers heading ...
Darlaston Café, near Tittensor
The Darlaston Cafe was a regular watering hole for travellers on the A34; the main route north-south through Staffordshire before the M6. In this postcard view coaches and lorries are parked by the cafe, ...
Day trip, Pattingham
Pictured are George Lloyd and Tom 'Speedy' Ray.
Day trip, Pattingham
Pictured are George Lloyd and Jack French.
Doxey Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant,
'Mock Mayor' procession entered in the Stafford Pageant by the Doxey district. There was often great rivalry between the Littleworth and Doxey districts for the best Local Mayoral turnout in the procession.
The ...