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Fire Engine with Crew, Stafford Fire Brigade

Chief Fire Officer, Captain Alfred Ernest Haywood, is seated at the front of a fire engine, with his son Ernest driving beside him. The family dog, and probably the Brigade mascot, 'Old Don' can be seen ...

Fire Engine, Stafford

Stafford Fire Brigade with their Leyland fire engine. The engine is being driven by fire fighter Ernest Haywood, son of the Chief Fire Officer Alfred Haywood. His family dog, and presumably the Brigade ...

Fire engine, Uttoxeter Carnival

A motorised fire engine with firemen on board, taking part in the 1926 Uttoxeter Carnival. One of the firemen is Paul Wilson.

First Aid Team, Mossfield Colliery, Longton

This group includes Tom Ibbs sitting on the front row, far left. Mossfield Colliery was sunk in the 1850s, with up to four shafts, and closed in 1963. The colliery was located near Adderley Green near ...

First Aiders event, Cannock area

St. John Ambulance cadets and nursing officers gathered for an unknown occasion. A lady in civilian clothes shakes hands with a lady officer, while the rest of the group look on.

First baby to be born at Duncan Hall, Yarnfield

Christine Cooper (the image donor) a few months old, outside Duncan Hall being held by Ann Howard, one of the other, older children also resident at Duncan Hall. Christine had the honour of being the ...

First Stone Guide Group, Kibblestone Camp, Stone

Guiding in Stone owes its origins to the Rev. Arthur Haig, Minister of the Congregational Church, the Rev. A. Stevens, Congregational Minister of Burslem and Miss Howard, Captain of the 1st Burslem Guides. ...

First World War photographs by Frederick Everitt of Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Frederick Everitt lived at 'Sunnyside' on Northwood Lane, Clayton in the early part of the 20th century. He was employed as a chauffeur and was an amateur photographer. Whilst at home on leave he took ...

Florence Handley, Graduation.

Florence was a local music teacher born in around 1910. This photograph shows her in her cap and gown worn for her degree ceremony in 1933. Women couldn't get awarded the title of degree until ...

Florence Parker-Jervis

Portrait of Florence Parker-Jervis, daughter of W.H. Scott of Tynemouth. Portrait of a woman, three-quarter length. She is wearing a black dress and a large black hat with a feather, probably mourning ...

Florence Thorneycroft OBE

Miss Florence Thorneycroft (died 1944) was a Staffordshire County Councillor from March 1919 to May 1936 and a County Alderman between May 1936 and February 1944. She lived at Tettenhall Towers, Wolverhampton ...

Florence Wood, Lotus Ltd, Stone

Mrs Florence Wood was cheief examiner at the Lotus Ltd shoe factory, Stone. She began her working life with Mason and Marson in Stafford, and the joined Peach's after the First World War. She retired ...

Flower girls at the Village Fete, Woodseaves

The children pictured from left to right are Pat Hill, Betty Allman, Jane Brown, Kathleen Bright, Charlie Jones, Susan Allcock, Linda Hill, Pearl Matthews and Suzanne Brown. The Vicar and lady in the ...

Football Champions, Leek

Photograph of All Saints Boys’ Football Team, 1921 The Reverend William Benson Wright was the first vicar of All Saints Church at Compton and did much to build up activities in his parish. He is pictured ...

Football team, Brewood

Seen crouching in the middle of the second row is Albert Whitehouse, who was the caretaker at Brewood Grammar School. A copy of this photograph is held at Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service.

Football team, Eccleshall Secondary Modern School

Football 1st XI at Eccleshall Secondary Modern School, Shaws' Lane, Eccleshall. The school is now Eccleshall Community Centre. Standing back row, third from right is Michael Trevor. Photographer: ...

Football Team, St. Peter's School, Hixon

Football Team, Stoke-on-Trent

This football team was probably playing in a pottery manufacturer's social game, as most if not all of the men pictured were involved in management in the ceramics industry in Stoke-on-Trent, including ...