Annual Honey Show, Staffordshire Beekeepers’ Association, Stafford
Officials of the Staffordshire Beekeepers’ Association examine the 24 different bee products, which won Miss P Stanier the first prize for the best and most attractive display of honey, wax and honey ...
Annual Meeting, Staffordshire Beekeepers Association, Stafford
Looking on are Mr W R Yates, Treasurer, Mr J Hill, Secretary and Mrs M V Russell, as Mr C J Horton, of Darlaston (fourth from left) receives from Mr E L Cotterell, President of Staffordshire Beekeepers ...
Anti-Slavery petition to be organised in Stoke-on-Trent - A notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Once Britain had outlawed the slave trade in 1804-5, a new organisation known as the African Institution tried to maintain the momentum of the anti-slavery movement.
Now they called for other countries ...
Armistice Day, Stone
Service and civic parade in front of the War Memorial on Granville Square, Armistice Day.
The Stone War Memorial on Granville Square was unveiled on 10 January 1921 by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant ...
Armitage Youth Centre
Originally built as Armitage School, at the junction of Rugeley Road and Church Road in the mid 19th century, it has been the home of Armitage Youth Centre since about 1975. The hall is also used by ...
Army Cadets Party, Stone
The Stone Air Defence Cadet Corps, later the A.T.C., was founded in May 1941, with the help of Squadron-Leader H.C. (Claude) Cooksey. Stone Senior Council School was used as a centre, but the A.T.C. ...
Army Recruits at Colwich Station,
Army recruits at Colwich Railway Station awaiting departure. They are accompanied by a local councillor and a police constable. The alternate image is a digitally colourised version of the image.
Arthur Mainwaring
Arthur Mainwaring (1668-1712, here spelled Manwaringe) of Ightfield, near Whitchurch, Shropshire. he was a poet, editor and Whig politician.
An engraving by I. Simon after a painting by Sir Godfrey ...
Arthur Scargill at a miner's strike demonstration, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 1984.
Arthur Scargill was President of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike and became a household name. He attended rallys and demonstrations throughout the country including ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrotesley Hall was a Peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1871 to 1887. He married Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison, ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Lithograph print. A caricature of Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrottesley Hall by 'Stuff', captioned 'A Staffordshire Peer'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' June 20th 1895.
He was ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrotesley Hall was a Peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1871 to 1887. He married Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison, ...
Avon Players Annual Dinner, Stafford
Members of the Avon Players take a brief rest from their exacting task of producing plays to enjoy their annual dinner at the Swan Hotel in Stafford. Thirty five members attended the dinner and after ...
Avon Players Production of 'Not Now Darling', Stafford,
From left to right are Gordon Fradley, Peter Levy, Pat Hackett and Roy Fox.
The set was designed by Ian Tavernor.
Avon Players Production of 'Rookery Nook', Stafford,
This production took place at the Borough Hall, 11-14 February 1952.
From left to right: ?, Maureen Acton, Gertrude Dunmore, John Goldsmith, George Strachan and Mary Wood.
Avon Players' Triple Bill, Stafford,
Avon Player's Triple bill of one act plays by George Bernard Shaw.
In the centre is the cast of 'Press Cuttings', with 'Man of Destiny' to the right and 'Tons of Money' on the left.
Second on the ...
Avon Players, "Johnny Belinda", Stafford
R-L: George Strachan, Eric Copeland, actress Josie Bostock.
Avon Players, George Bernard Shaw Festival, Stafford
Pictured is a scene from ‘The Man of Destiny’ produced by the Avon Players. The players left to right are: Donald Bradley, Frank Lloyd (who played Napoleon), Celia Leigh and Stanley Orrillard. Production ...