Joe Foster, Bass Cooper, Burton-on-Trent
Mr Foster, a cooper at Bass, standing next to a pyramid of small casks with taps. They were made by Joe as prizes for the Burton Regatta Centenary in 1955.
John (Jack) Hart, Rugeley
Pictured is John Hart, known as 'Jack'. Initially Jack’s trade was as a motor mechanic, later he joined the Royal Air Force and was demobilised during November 1919. At the age of 25 Jack joined the ...
John and Elizabeth Johnson with grandchildren
John Johnson (born 1843 in Fradswell) 60 years of age when this photograph was taken, and his wife Elizabeth Ann Johnson, nee Chell aged 51 (born 1852 in Leigh Staffordshire) They married in 1869, John ...
John and Lizzie Morton, Alton
Lizzie Morton's mother, Elizabeth Warrington, was born at The Star Inn in 1828. Lizzie's grandfather, John Warrington, was publican from the 1820's until the late 1860's.
John Davies medal presentation, Buckingham Palace
John (Jack) Davies of Colwich was a gunner on Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS) during World War II. He was awarded the D.S.M. in 1945 and was presented with it by King George VI at Buckingham ...
John Joule, brewer
Portrait, oil on canvas, of John Joule, wearing a dark jacket with white cravat and brass buttons. Son of Francis and Mary Joule, born at Youlgreave, Derbyshire on 4 Jan 1783. Married Mary Smith of Stafford, ...
John Key & Sons, Ltd. Rugeley
This advertisement for John Key & Sons, Ltd. appeared in the ‘Carnival Cracker’ the Rugeley Hospital Carnival, Diamond Jubilee Year 1931, Official Programme.
In the late 1870s John Key had a shop ...
John Richard Beech Masefield
J.R.B Masefield was born in Stone in 1850. His family lived at Old Hall, now the offices of Stone Town Council. He trained in the legal profession, and joined Cheadle solicitors Blagg & Son in the 1870s. ...
John Spellar M.P. visits RAF Stafford
Pictured left to right: Mark Gripton; Alan Deghorn; John Spellar M.P., the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence; Mr Spellar’s unidentified aide; and Howie Jones. They are in the Mechanical ...
John Thomas Arlidge
Portrait of John Thomas Arlidge (1822-1899).
Born Chatham, Kent, he became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1848. In 1862 he accepted a post as physician to the North Staffordshire Infirmary ...
John William Winfield, Ashley
John William Winfield in the regalia of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society. Photograph taken at the Steps, Jug Bank, Ashley.
Johnson's Buses, Church Street, Audley
Johnson's Buses are pictured filled with people ready for the off outside Carryer's pawnbrokers shop. A Jeweller's can be seen on the right hand side of this photograph.
Jolly Button Turner Inn, Bolebridge street, Tamworth
George Ball, the Licensee, is seen in the centre of this photograph with locals standing outside the pub. The Jolly Button Turner Inn was demolished on 15th October 1978.
Joseph Wilmott, Town Hall, High Street, Uttoxeter
Joseph Wilmott (Joey) was the Town Hall keeper in the early 1900s. He is seen here, in front of the Town Hall wearing his uniform of frock coat and top hat, and carrying a large bunch of keys.
Josiah Wedgwood. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a portrait of Josiah Wedgwood.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder ...
Jubilee Celebrations, Association of National Government Officers, Stone
To mark the golden jubilee of the founding of the Association of National and Local Government Officers’ (NALGO), a bowls match was arranged by the Stone branch of the Association, in which members of ...
Judging Friesian cows, Uttoxeter
Judging Friesian cows at the British Friesian Show and Sale held at W.S. Bagshaw & Sons auctioneers, Uttoxeter, as potential buyers study the livestock for sale. On the right can be seen the White Hart ...
Junction Inn and Hancock's stores, Hardingswood, Kidsgrove
A view of the Junction Inn and Hancock's Stores, with the owner, Mrs Mary Hancock, being the stout lady to the left of the door. Mrs Hancock was the owner from at least 1872 until about 1912.