Boy with Collecting Tin, Stafford Pageant,
Stan Holt dressed as a jester.
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 ...
Boys Brigade parade, High Steet, Eccleshall
Boys Brigade marching along Eccleshall High Street, with the Royal Oak Hotel in the background. The event pictured is probably the Oddfellows Parade which took place on Trinity Sunday.
Brewood Maypole pictured in Church fields, Brewood
British Legion Pageant Float, Stafford,
Photograph of the British Legion pageant float taken on Corporation Street.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was ...
British Legion Parade, Wetley Rocks
British Legion members march past St. John the Baptist church at Wetley Rocks.
British Legion parading, Church Road, Codsall
Codsall British Legion parading with their new flag after a dedication in Codsall Parish Church. Possibly Armistice Day?
Next to standard bearer is Bill Neal (Bilbrook Church Warden), Vicar - Reverend ...
British Legion parading, Church Road, Codsall
Codsall British Legion parading down Church Road, with a new flag after a dedication in Codsall Parish Church. Possibly Armistice Day.
Next to standard bearer is Bill Neal (Bilbrook Church Warden), ...
British Legion Queen, Cellarhead
Miss Brown is the Queen, standing at the back 2nd from right is Margaret Cordon (nee Pearson) and far right is Millicent Wooliscroft.
British Lion Float, Stafford Pageant
A postcard view of several young people wearing borrowed military uniform standing next to the British Lion decorated float which was entered in the Stafford Pageant.
The picture is thought to have ...
Broadway and Bright Street, Meir
Maypole dancing, possibly as part of the celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
This picture was taken at the junction of Broadway and Bright Street at Meir. The shop in the ...
Brownhill's Sylvian Jazz Band, Stafford Pageant,
Brownhill's Sylvian Jazz Band on Riverway, marching away from Fairway towards River Bridge.
The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
C. Thurston's private carriage, Orton and Spooner, Burton-on-Trent
This private carriage was built and decorated by G.Orton & Sons and C.J.Spooner. It is a fairground proprietor's caravan. Thurston's funfair is still in business (2006) and is based in Bedford.
Canal boat rally at Hazelstrine,
Stafford Boat Club canal boat rally at Hazelstrine Bridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
Carnival at the Racecourse, Uttoxeter
A dancing competition taking place in front of spectators in the grandstand at Uttoxeter Racecourse during Uttoxeter Carnival in 1934.
Photographer: Alfred McCann of High Street, Uttoxeter.
Carnival entry pictured on the canal at Glascote, Tamworth
This photograph shows the view from near the Bottom Lock House in Glascote, looking along the tow path towards Kettlebrook Railway bridge. Dora Crowshaw is seen here, with herself and bike decorated with ...
Carnival float , Uttoxeter
A float in the Uttoxeter Carnival parade, entitled 'While shepherds watched'. Frances Hollins is the angel. She was the angel for several years running.
Carnival float in Uttoxeter Parade
Uttoxeter's Public Baths' horse-drawn float. One man is in a barrel, another has a rubber ring around his neck, while a young boy sits in a dolly tub. Two other men look to be sitting in small tin baths....
Carnival float of the Uttoxeter Nursing Association, Uttoxeter Race Course, Uttoxeter