'Victorian Grandeur of East Lynne' Pageant Float, Stafford,
The pageant included a class for floats representing a film shown in Stafford over the previous year. This float was based on the 'Victorian Grandeur of East Lynne', and was photographed on Foregate ...
Victory Celebrations at English Electric Co., Stafford,
Female factory workers at the English Electric Co. factory on Lichfield Road celebrate victory at the end of World War Two.
The company had changed to war work on the outbreak of war, as they had ...
Victory Celebrations in the cutting room, Lotus, Stone
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes.
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their ...
Victory Celebrations, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stone,
The closing room decorated to celebrate victory at the end of the First World War.
The Lotus factory on Longton Road manufactured ladies' shoes. The cutting room was where the various shapes required ...
View of the Coronation celebrations, Kinver
Village Fete, Checkley
A view from Uttoxeter Road looking south along Church Lane towards St. Mary and All Saints Church. Checkley Village Fete, held annually to raise funds for Checkley Church Restoration Fund.
Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, Stone
View of Granville Square during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.
The Prince inspected ...
Visit of King Edward VII, Stone,
King Edward VII passed through Stone on his way to Alton Towers. Crowds lined the route to catch a glimpse of him, as seen here on Granville Square.
The whole town was decorated for the occasion and ...
Visit of the Prince of Wales, Stone,
View of the High Street during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.
The Prince inspected ...
WAAFS Parade, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) parade during Battle of Britain Week, seen here on Victoria Road, Stafford.
The Battle of Britain was a series of air raids by the German Air Force between June 1940 ...
Wakes Day, Wetley Rocks
Photograph taken from the rocks above the village looking down on the Powys Arms. A funfair with swings and a roundabout can be seen behind the pub and a large crowd is gathered in the main road.
Wakes Sports Day, Alstonefield
Fancy dress at Alstonefield Wakes Sports Day, July 1973.
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph taken at Gnosall Wakes in 1910. Sports and entertainments took place on the Moors, a field by Gnosall railway station, but the attractions in this photograph were in a nearby field ...
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph of the Wheelbarrow Race taken at Gnosall Wakes Annual Sports Day on Monday 12 August 1907. Prizes for this race for first, second and third places were presented by Mr D. Hall. Sports ...
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph taken at Gnosall Wakes in 1906. Sports and entertainments took place in a field by Gnosall railway station. Here beer is being poured straight from the cask for the thirsty visitors ...
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph taken at Gnosall Wakes in 1910. Sports and entertainments took place on the Moors, a field by Gnosall railway station, and other attractions were in a nearby field at the Royal Oak. ...
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph taken at Gnosall Wakes in 1909. Sports and entertainments took place on the Moors, a field by Gnosall railway station; the embankment can be seen in the background. Here, eighteen ...
Wakes Sports, Gnosall
A postcard photograph taken at Gnosall Wakes in 1906. Sports and entertainments took place in a field by Gnosall railway station: the station buildings can be seen on the embankment in the background.
Standing ...