Oddfellows Parade, Eccleshall
Oddfellows marching with their banner along Eccleshall High Street. The event pictured is probably the Oddfellows Parade which took place on Trinity Sunday, which falls in May or June. On the right is ...
Oddfellows Parade, Eccleshall
Girl Guides marching in the Oddfellows Parade on Trinity Sunday. They being led by the District Commissioner, Mrs Joan Clarke, and are marching along Stafford Street, Eccleshall. The Oddfellows banner ...
Oddfellows presentation, Stafford
Beppo, the clown of Bertram Mills Circus, otherwise known as Johnny Newbold, receiving his Oddfellows' badge from the Provincial Grand Master, brother L. Morris at the Stafford Juvenile Lodge of Oddfellows. ...
Oddfellows, Tutbury
Back row, left to right: William Tivery, Sid Elton, George Duddell, John Sharp, W.J. Lyon, George Gallimore, Joseph Oakey, unknown, George Grice.
Front row: Teddy Stanley, T.H. Oakden Snr, Thomas Shipton, ...
Order of Druids Memorial Stone Unveiling, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A programme for the unveiling ceremony for an oak tablet in memory of William Pitt at the Order of Druids 'Good Samaritan' Lodge, No. 1352, which took place at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Talke Road, Red Street,Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...
Pageant Procession, Gaol Road, Stafford
The parade of decorated floats seen in Gaol Road during the annual Trades and Friendly Societies' Pageant. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Parade of Foresters, Cheadle
Members of the Ancient Order of Foresters friendly society in full costume on parade in the High Street, Cheadle. Their walks usually took place on Whit Monday.
Parade of Foresters, Cheadle
Members of the Ancient Order of Foresters friendly society in full costume with their banner in the yard of the Unicorn Inn in Cheadle. Their walks usually took place on Whit Monday. With them are two ...
Pattingham Girls Friendly Society, in Old Village Hall, Pattingham
Pattingham Girls Friendly Society, in the Old Village Hall, Pattingham
Back row, from left to right: Ruth Taylor, Jim Nock, Isobel Lloyd, Peggy Nock, Sally Noakes, Annie Ray, Nancy Law, Doris Morgan, Gladys Inett, Olive Johnson, ?, Ivy Newby and George Edwards.
Middle ...
Pattingham Girls Friendly Society, outside the Old Village Hall, Pattingham
Performing "The Wedding of the Painted Doll."
Included in the group are Violet Wilkinson, Doris Nock, Nesta Wilkinson, ? Stanford, Hilda Davies, Ivy Oakes, Sally Oakes, Jack Raynor, Olive Johnson, ...
Rules, Orders, Articles and Regulations Made and to be Observed by the Associated Coal Miners' Union Society in the County of Stafford - document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
During the 1830s, tensions ran high in the mining industry as colliery owners accused miners of "adminstering illegal oaths" and forming an early trade union.
For this very offence, four Dorset labourers ...
Sandon Rd, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Silverdale Co-operative Building, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Co-operative Group has a long history. It began in 1844 with the Rochdale Pioneers in Lancashire. A co-operative society is owned and run by its members, who share the profits, and aimed to provide ...
Stone Perseverance Co-operative Society,
The Stone Co-operative Society was formed in 1875 with the opening of these premises in Radford Street. A 'Hygienic Steam Bakery' was also opened in Kings Avenue.
The Chairman of the Society was Alfred ...
Studio Portrait, Stafford
Studio Portrait of an unidentified man wearing masonic or friendly society regalia and holding a sword is from the Bertam Sinkinson collection. Written on the edge of the glass negative is the name 'Herbert' ...
Tamworth Branch of Independent Order of Oddfellows, Tamworth Castle, The Dell
The Tamworth branch of the (Manchester based) Independent Order of Oddfellows', one of many local benevolent societies before the days of the welfare state. Subscriptions were taken on a Monday at the ...
Tamworth Co-Op Society float in Tamworth Carnival
Standing with the horse is Mr Wright, then in charge of all Co-Op horses.