'Tennis Court' Float, Stafford Pageant,
This float entered by British Reinforced Concrete won first prize.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded ...
The 6th North Staffs Lifeboat Procession, Burton-on-Trent
The men and band of the 6th North Staffs marching over the Station Bridge as part of the lifeboat parade with the lifeboat station visible over the bridge.
'The Archers' at the Marchington Show
Actors from 'The Archers' radio programme at the Marchington Show. Monte Crick (who played Dan Archer) and Anne Cullen (who played Carol Tregorran) signing photographs with children, adults and the Vicar....
The Bower, Lichfield
A Baker's float is here seen taking part in the annual Bower procession. The procession is seen opposite the Five Gables on Bore Street, heading towards the Guildhall.
The Bower occurs on Spring Bank ...
The Carnival King at Uttoxeter Racecourse
The Mayor of Uttoxeter being Knighted by the Carnival King, Ben Shaw, at Uttoxeter Racecourse. A postcard by G.S. McCann, Uttoxeter.
The Carnival Queen, Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter Carnival Queen, Miss Eva Rock pictured with her retinue at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Her ladies in waiting were Miss Maud Tooth (from Leigh), Miss Kathleen Cockersole (from Uttoxeter), Miss Kathleen ...
The 'Elizabethen Garden 1953' float, Leek Carnival
The English Electric Co., Stafford
Apprentices and trainees are pictured posing for the photographer as they take part in this scene for the Stafford Pageant. Many of the apprentices are dressed as devils with one on the front row holding ...
The English Electric Confusers Jazz Band, Rugeley
The English Electric Confusers Jazz Band from Stafford are pictured marching in a parade along Upper Brook Street, Rugeley. The event is not known, but could be the town's Hospital Carnival in 1933 or ...
The May Queen, Endon
The 1911 May Queen, Miss Edna Brown. The crowning of the May Queen is part of the Endon Well Dressing celebrations.
Endon has the the longest tradition of well dressing in Staffordshire, beginning ...
'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' Pageant Float, Stafford,
Pageant float 'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' was entered by the Accounts Department of the Universal Wheel Grinding Co. on Doxey Road.
The float won first prize in the category of film shown in ...
The Palace Theatre, Rugeley
This advertisement for The Palace appeared in the ‘Carnival Cracker’ the Rugeley Hospital Carnival, Diamond Jubilee Year 1931, Official Programme.
The Programme also announced that there would be ...
The Reliant Carmel, Tamworth
The Carmel was designed and built by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth for the Israeli market. One of the first models is seen here on a photo shoot in the early 1960s at Drayton Manor Park & Zoo ...
The Shire Horse Parade, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
A group of children from Christchurch C of E School in Stone, Staffordshire standing with shire horses and dray in front of the joiners' shop to celebrate a centenary at the parade.
'The Silver Streak', Stafford Pageant,
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made for Stafford General Infirmary.
Photograph ...
The Van Buren Magic Act, Silverdale Carnival
Andrew Van Buren, pictured here (centre), was back on his home territory for the show having grown up in Silverdale. On the left is his father, Fred, also a professional magician, who performed with ...
The Van Buren Magic Act, Silverdale Carnival
Andrew Van Buren juggling at the Silverdale Carnival celebrations. Andrew was back on his home territory for the show having grown up in Silverdale. In the background is his father, Fred, also a professional ...
The Village Band, Madeley
A postcard view of Madeley Village Band which was taken looking north towards Poolside on the A525, close to the junction with The Holborn in Madeley.
This postcard was photographed and published by ...