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Gordon Hayler's trussing in ceremony, Middle Yard Cooperage, Bass, Burton-on-Trent

To become a fully fledged cooper after serving his apprenticeship, the cooper is traditionally "trussed-in". During the ceremony the cooper has to sit in a beer barrel and old beer and wood-shavings are ...

Graduation Cap

This is the graduation cap worn by Florence G. Handley in 1910 after she had graduated from university.

Grakle's farewell, Flaxley Green, Rugeley

A poignant picture of racehorse 'Grakle' in the stable yard with Tom Coulthwaite (far right) and three jockeys (left), just before he left to spend his retirement at another stables. Mr. Coulthwaite ...

Grand Duke Michael at Keele Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Grand Duke Michael of Russia purchased the lease of Keele Hall for ten years in 1901. He had many visitors during his stay including Edward VII and the Rajah of Putacota. The Duke is pictured here on ...

Gravel Lane, Huntington

Tony Briggs senior standing behind his nephews, Mark and Sam Williams.

Gravelly Bank, Lightwood. Photographed by William Blake.

Street scene taken at Gravelly Bank, Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...

Great Wyrley Outrage

This black and white postcard shows two horses killed in the nationally infamous Wyrley Outrages of 1903-15. The two mares belonging to Captain Harrison of Harrison's Colliery were attacked in August ...

Green Man Darts Team, Hixon

Members of the Green Man Inn Darts Club at Hixon are pictured celebrating the winning of four trophies in the Weston Trent Valley Darts League. The club carried off the League Shield and the Johnson and ...

Greengate Street Stafford

Greengate Street looking towards the Market Square. The timber framed building on the left is the Ancient High House, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. In 1826 the building was bought by John Marson, ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

This postcard view looks north along Greengate Street, Stafford. On the right, the empty shop next to the Lotus shoe shop had been W. Thomas & Son, grocers. This would soon be demolished and replaced ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

A view of Greengate Street taken in 1963. All of the buildings in this view remain (2025) although over the years their ground floors have changed use on several occasions. On the left Jenkinson’s ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

This postcard photograph looks south down Greengate Street with St. Mary's Place on the right. After the Zebra pedestrian crossing with its Belisha Beacons, the sign for the Bear Inn can be seen on ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

This postcard view looks north along Greengate Street towards Market Square, Stafford. On the left on the corner of Mill Street is a part view of Chetwynd House, Greengate Street, which at the time ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

On the left on the corner with Mill Street is No. 37 Greengate Street, Dobson's tobacconist’s shop, which was founded by Arthur Dobson there around 1903. More recently, until 2025, the shop was occupied ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

A view of Greengate Street taken in 1962. Left to right: the Ancient High House a Grade II* listed building, Brookfield’s tailors, hosiers and out-fitters. Rose & Co. wallpaper and paint merchants, ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

Greengate Street looking towards Bridge Street, Stafford. On the left is No. 20 Greengate Street, a mid-18th century Grade ll listed building occupied by Currys electrical stores who moved to No. 56 ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

A postcard photograph of Greengate Street looking north. The front wall of St Chad's churchyard is on the extreme right. The adjacent timber-framed buildings dated from around 1500.The central portion ...

Greengate Street, Stafford

Looking north on Greengate Street, Stafford towards Market Square. In the foreground is a Zebra pedestrian crossing marked with Belisha Beacons. On the right on the corner of Martin Street is Briggs’ ...