Bratt and Dyke staff outing
Staff from Bratt and Dyke's Hanley Department Store on an outing. Standing back left is Company Director Oliver Dyke.
Draper Oliver Dyke opened a shop in Hanley in 1890 with the financial support ...
Bread queue in Market Square, Stafford
A queue outside the Guild Hall, Stafford, during World War I, waiting for bread tickets. This photograph shows Averil's chemists shop, Boots' chemists , Astons and Sons Ltd Furniture shop and the Guildhall.
This ...
British Reinforced Concrete, Factory Canteen, Stafford,
The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company manufactured reinforced concrete structures and made steel mesh for reinforcing concrete. The company moved from Manchester to Stafford in 1926, building ...
Brocton Mission Hall,
The Mission Hall opened in 1891. The building was also used as a schoolroom.
In 1951 the hall was dedicated to All Saints.
Brooch
Acrylic brooch, consisting of three geometric shapes glued together, tones of black and white and a quarter circle of mother of pearl, with silver fittings.
Designed and made by Lawrence Sparey, a ...
Brooch
Rectangular forged steel brooch inlaid with circles of brass. The top edge is cut out in the brooch to reveal the pin fastening.
Made and designed by Ruth Stourton, a Telford-based craft jeweller.
Dimensions: ...
Brooch
Fibula titanium brooch inlaid with anodised niobium. Coloured in shades of blue, green and mauve.
Designed and made by Ann-Marie Shillito (born 1947), an Edinburgh-based craft jeweller.
Height: ...
Brooch
Two folded sheets of titanium, anodised dark and light blue. Rivetted together with 18-carat gold. The stainless steel pin is mounted in gold.
Dimensions: length 65mm, width 48mm.
Designed and ...
Brooch
This wooden brooch shows a cat, a woman's head and a bird.
The women’s head and shoulders are covered by a blue dress with black spots. The cat is red, orange and yellow in colour. On top of the ...
Brooch
Trapezoidal brooch in marquetry style,coloured green, orange and brown.
Dimentions: length 54mm, width 50mm.
Designed and made by Peter Niczewski, a London-based craft jeweller.
Brooch
Brooch consisting of folded rectangular plates of silver and ivory, suggesting an industrial and architectural influence.
Designed and made by Simon Cox, a Warwickshire-based craft jeweller.
Dimensions: ...
Brooch
The heart-shaped brooch is slightly concave, with an abstract design of pink, green and blue. The pin passes through two holes in the heart.
Designed and made by Su Vernon, an Aberdeen-educated craft ...
Brooch
Brooch made by Marilynn Nicholson.
Designed in tiered fashion with scalloped rows of silver supporting simlar rows of ivory. At top and base are Mexican lace agates mounted in silver. With beige ...
Brookfield's Millinery Department, Stafford,
Brookfield's Department Store was on Market Square. The building is now occupied by a bank.
In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield ...
Brookfields of Stafford paper bag
A paper bag from Brookfields tailors shop, Greengate Street.
In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield and Windows.
By the early ...
Building a haystack
Men and women at work building a haystack, possibly in the Trentham or Longton area. Please contact us if you recognise this view.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an ...
Bus outside Wellington Road Garage, Hanley
This photograph shows the Hill family brothers (including the image donor's great-grandfather Sam Hill and grandfather Reg Hill), sons and some of their employees outside the garage on the corner of Wellington ...
Butter Making Competition, Knightley,
Butter making competition at Gorse Farm.
Mr and Mrs George Watson, who lived at the farm, are seated in the centre with their daughter May.