Gordon Hayler's trussing in ceremony, Middle Yard Cooperage, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
To become a fully fledged cooper after serving his apprenticeship, the cooper is traditionally "trussed-in". During the ceremony the cooper has to sit in a beer barrel and old beer and wood-shavings are ...
Grakle's farewell, Flaxley Green, Rugeley
A poignant picture of racehorse 'Grakle' in the stable yard with Tom Coulthwaite (far right) and three jockeys (left), just before he left to spend his retirement at another stables. Mr. Coulthwaite ...
Granville Leveson-Gower
Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), 3rd Baron and 2nd Earl Gower and Marquess of Stafford. He was born at Trentham and was a son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and Lady Evelyn Pierrepoint. He ...
Gravel Lane, Huntington
Tony Briggs senior standing behind his nephews, Mark and Sam Williams.
Gravelly Bank, Lightwood. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Gravelly Bank, Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...
Great War March and Service, Hednesford
Pictured are cadets, ex-servicemen and guests, along with members of the public attending a service following a march in Hednesford. Similar marches and services were held around Staffordshire to remember ...
Great Wyrley Outrage
This black and white postcard shows two horses killed in the nationally infamous Wyrley Outrages of 1903-15. The two mares belonging to Captain Harrison of Harrison's Colliery were attacked in August ...
Green Man Darts Team, Hixon
Members of the Green Man Inn Darts Club at Hixon are pictured celebrating the winning of four trophies in the Weston Trent Valley Darts League. The club carried off the League Shield and the Johnson and ...
Greengate Street Stafford
Greengate Street looking towards the Market Square. The timber framed building on the left is the Ancient High House, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. In 1826 the building was bought by John Marson, ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
A view of Greengate Street taken in 1963. All of the buildings in this view remain (2025) although over the years their ground floors have changed use on several occasions.
On the left Jenkinson’s ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
A view of Greengate Street taken in 1962.
Left to right: the Ancient High House a Grade II* listed building, Brookfield’s tailors, hosiers and out-fitters. Rose & Co. wallpaper and paint merchants, ...
Greengate Street, Stafford
Greengate Street looking towards Bridge Street, Stafford.
On the left is No. 20 Greengate Street, a mid-18th century Grade ll listed building occupied by Currys electrical stores who moved to No. 56 ...
Greenwoods Shop, Sheridan Centre, Stafford
Greenwoods Menswear shop formed part of the Sheridan Centre which was developed in the 1970s. In later years the centre was partly demolished and given a £5 million redevelopment which officially re-opened ...
Greetings Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Greetings card with a flower and a view of Wetton Bridge, Staffordshire.
Blake produced many greetings cards, which were sold in his shop at Stafford Street, Longton. The street was renamed The Strand ...
Griffin family group, Preston Vale Farm, near Penkridge
Members of the Griffin Family at Preston Vale Farm, near Penkridge. Names include Katrin, Ada, Nell, Jack, Madge, Bertie, Janet and Harvey.Thomas John Griffin married Emily Ann Pemberton at Dudley in ...
Grocery Depot, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
There were several buildings on the military training camps that were staffed by locals and this postcard view of civilian staff, one of which is probably in some form of a Cadet uniform, was taken near ...
Groom at The Rectory, Checkley
Samuel Thorley, groom at the Rectory, Cheddleton with his horse, accompanied by a cat. Samuel took over the tenancy around 1914-15 and stayed there until 1926 or 1928and at the same time was also gardener ...
Group of cyclists, Hatherton area