Music Room, Sandonia Theatre, Stafford
This photograph shows part of a fully indexed library of music scores dating from the 1920s, covered with 30 years of dust, but still intact at the Sandonia. The kettle drums and the bass drum were used ...
Nelson Place decorated for the royal visit, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Nelson Place is seen here decorated for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. The King and Queen visited North Staffordshire on the 22nd and 23rd April 1913, and attended a civic welcome in Nelson ...
Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Nelson Place was created to provide a central point at which six roads met. Here the small ornate roundabout is pictured, that was the fore runner of the substantial fountains roundabout. The flowers ...
Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This part of Newcastle was originally a marsh that was drained during the 18th century to create new land on which to build. Nelson Place was created to provide a central point at which six roads met. ...
Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Nelson Place taken from Queen's Gardens. The Gardens, seen here in the foreground, were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, in order to celebrate Queen Victoria's ...
New Odeon Luxe Cinema, Riverside, Stafford
View across the River Sow to the entrance of the 6-screen Odeon Luxe cinema, which had been opened less than six months when this photograph was taken. The entrance lobby with ticket sales, bar and waiting ...
New Odeon Luxe under construction, Stafford
View of the 'Riverside Development' along the River Sow in Stafford, showing the new 6-screen Odeon Luxe cinema during construction. It would open later that same year.
Odeon Cinema, Stafford
A view of the Odeon Cinema on the corner of the Green and Newport Road, which was opened by the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury in 1936. The opening gala was concluded with a showing of Charlie Chaplin's ...
Odeon Cinema, Stafford
Photograph showing Odeon Cinema advertising the film 'A Folly to be Wise', directed by Frank Launder, starring Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allen, Ronald Culver, Edward Chapman and Martita Hunt.
Odeon ...
Odeon Cinema, Trinity Street, Hanley
This photograph was taken from the entrance to Piccadilly Arcade looking west along Trinity Street. The Art Deco style Odeon Cinema stood on the corner of Lower Foundry Street. Opened in 1938, this was ...
Old Theatre Royal in Pall Mall, Hanley
The old Theatre Royal was in Pall Mall. The camera is looking northwest along Pall Mall towards Marsh Street. The large building is the YMCA on the corner of Marsh Street and Clough Street. This became ...
Palace Cinema, George Street, Tamworth
The North Staffordshire Territorial Band are seen here promoting a First World War film, outside the Palace Cinema. Colonel Wolferstan is pictured in civvies, with the manager of the cinema, Mr Emery, ...
Palace Cinema, George Street, Tamworth
The Palace Cinema pictured here was actually the second Palace Cinema in George Street. The first had been on a side close to Common Lane, it being replaced by the pictured one in 1936.
The Palace ...
Parliament Row, Hanley.
This scene shows a billposter outside Woolworth & Co. Ltd around the late fifties or early sixties. The poster advertises the play 'Subway in the Sky', which was showing at the Odeon cinema where Frederick ...
Pavilion Cinema, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Alderman Robert Beresford is pictured here during his Mayoral year, standing outside his cinema. He is possibly inspecting the tram lines. Beresford owned two cinemas, opening the Pavilion Cinema in 1922 ...
Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
The Picture House cinema decorated for the Peace Celebrations at the end of the First World War. The Picture House opened on Bridge Street in February 1914. It closed in 1995 and was converted into a ...
Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
Crowds of people outside the Picture House cinema decorated for the Peace Celebrations at the end of the First World War. During the day’s events, the Mayor of Stafford, Cllr Joseph Rushton, and the ...
Playhouse Theatre, Stafford,
The Playhouse Theatre in Martin Street was formerly known as The Lyceum Theatre. Built in 1792, the theatre was visited by Charles Dickens during his brief stay in Stafford in the 1840s. The building ...