Miners on strike, Uttoxeter
Striking miners pictured in P.G. Brisbourne's yard after chopping wood. The men include: Mr Alcock, Percy Brisbourne, Bill Brisbourne, J.C. Dunnicliff, Mr Bullard, Jack Rowlett, Peter Brisbourne and ...
Miners outside the Roebuck Inn, Cheadle
The Roebuck Inn stood on The Green in the Brookhouses part of Cheadle. It was in existence by 1834 but closed during the 1960s. The last licencee was Norman Plant
Miners pictured at Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
Conduit Colliery Company had several collieries in the Norton Canes/Brownhills area. The main two were No. 3 and No. 4 collieries. No. 3
had three shafts. Sinking began there in 1858, but it was some ...
Miners' Rescue Team, Silverdale
The Miners' Rescue Team are pictured here in all of their equipment. A canary in its cage is sitting on the box on the floor, and was used to detect the first evidence of Methane Gas in the mine. Walter ...
Miners underground, Lea Hall Colliery
This was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board. The two shafts were started in 1954 and sunk to a depth of 1300ft (396m). The first coal was produced in 1960, and the colliery's ...
Miners wearing breathing apparatus, Mines Rescue Station, Victoria Street, Hednesford
The men wearing the apparatus are, left: Albert Payton, son of Jos Payton and, right: Samuel Davies. In the centre is Jos Payton, Superintendent of the Mines Rescue Station, Hednesford.
The station ...
Mines Rescue Team, Chatterley Whitfield, Stoke-on-Trent
Men of the Chatterley Whitfield No.4 Rescue Brigade pose with their latest respirators. Respirators were used to allow rescue personnel locate and help miners who had been overcome by firedamp (methane ...
Ministers and choristers, St Peters Parish Church, Hednesford
Left to Right.
Back Row. 1: Harold Haynes, 2-4, 5: Frank Turner, 6: Mr Casemore, 7: Gerald Timmins, 8?, 9: Tom Shaw, 10?
Middle Row. 1-3, 4: Brian Manley, 5?, 6: Edward Peter Steele, 7: John Bennett, ...
Ministers and St. Peter's Church Choir, Hednesford
Left to Right.
Back Row. 1: Doug Maund, 2: Mr Dangerfield, 3: Mr Haynes, 4: Mr Harvey, 5: Charlie Alcott, 6-7?, 8: Les Higgins (George).
Second Row. 1: Gail Higgins, 2: Susan Jones, 3: Sandra Bowers, ...
Miss Beardmore's private school, Wolstanton
Peace celebrations at Miss Beardmore's School in Wolstanton. All the children are dressed in their best clothes to celebrate the end of the Boer War.
Miss Camilla Gripton's Dancing Troupe Carnival float, Hednesford
Dancers in fancy dress on a float in Hednesford carnival. The girl in the centre wearing the dark jacket is holding a collecting box.
Miss E M Harvey, Retirement, Tenterbanks School, Stafford
Watched by pupils and members of staff, Miss E M Harvey (centre) is presented with the children’s gift, one of many she received, to mark her retirement after 30 years as Headmistress of Tenterbanks County ...
Miss Jean Exton, "Miss Co-operator", Stafford
The sash of office for “Miss Co-operator 1952” is being presented to Miss Jean Exton, aged 17, by one of the judges, Mr S H Adamson, at a function held at the Stafford Assembly Rooms on Saturday 11 October. ...
Miss Layng's Preparatory School, Stafford,
A group of school boys with their teacher, Miss Layng, at her private School at 33 Newport Road, Stafford.
The school was in existence between about 1890 and 1896. Miss Layng was probably Lucy Melissa ...
Miss Margo Lorenz at the Stafford Press Ball
Miss Margo Lorenz, the Viennese film star is pictured with guests and officials of the Stafford Press Ball. Left to right: the man on the left is unknown (he did not appear in the printed newspaper picture); ...
Miss Sanders’ retirement, Ashley Heath
One of Swynnerton’s best loved characters, Miss A Sanders (back row centre holding a bouquet), Headmistress of the County Primary School, left the small village school for the last time in July. If you ...
Miss Stafford, Borough Hall, Stafford
Fourth from the left is 16 year old Miss Cynthia Middleton, who was chosen as “Miss Stafford 1952” on Friday 25 April, at a dance held at the Borough Hall, organised by the Pageant Committee of Stafford ...
Mothers Union, Adbaston
This photograph taken at Offley Grove, near Adbaston shows a group of women and two children.
The house was known as Hill Hall until the Vickers family purchased it in 1858. They changed the name to ...