Littleworth Local Mayoral Turnout, Stafford Pageant
Littleworth's entry 'Mayor and Corporation of Littleworth' in the annual Stafford Pageant. They are standing in front of the Prince of Wales public house on Weston Road.
Different areas of the town ...
'Looking Glass' Pageant Costume, Stafford,
Dorothy Irene (Duckie) Dodds in prize winning pageant costume 'My Lady in the Looking Glass'.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. ...
Lotus float, Stafford Pageant
A Lotus Ltd float decorated for Stafford Pageant. Standing second from right is Eva Arnold, born 1932.
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the ...
Masqueraders Jazz Band Parade, Stafford Pageant,
Masqueraders Jazz Band pageant parade in Foregate Street, at the junction with Glover Street, looking towards Gaol Square.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. ...
Masqueraders, Stafford Pageant,
'The Masqueraders' at the end of Glover Street, looking down Foregate Street.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated ...
May Fair and Cattle Market, Stafford,
Annual fairs had two sides - trade and pleasure. People would travel from a wide area to visit the fairs, which often filled the town's main streets. Henry III granted Stafford's first annual fair in ...
May Queen, Endon
The Endon May Queen celebration takes place late in May, during the Spring Bank Holiday. It includes the crowning of a 'Well-Dressing Queen' and Endon is now one of the places in Staffordshire to continue ...
Merlin Maddock's flying machine, Stafford Pageant
Merlin Maddock's flying machine in action on Stafford Common during the Stafford Pageant. Here, Merlin is 'piloting' the flying machine he made.
Milford on 'Milford Day',
Milford was a very popular weekend destination for visitors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Excursion trains ran between Stafford and Milford stations.
There was no such holiday ...
Milk Float, Stafford Pageant
This postcard view of a horse and dray advertises “Milk Nature’s Perfect Food, Builds Bone and Brain”. The float won second prize in Stafford Pageant (unknown year).
The annual Stafford Pageant included ...
Millenary Pageant, Stafford
In 1913 a Millenary Pageant was performed in the castle fields to celebrate 1000 years of Stafford's history from its founding in 913 AD by Aethelfleda. Stafford Castle is in the distance, on the right.
These ...
Millenary Pageant, Stafford
In 1913 a Millenary Pageant was performed in the castle fields to celebrate 1000 years of Stafford's history from its founding in 913 AD by Aethelfleda. Stafford Castle can be seen in the background.
This ...
Millenary Pageant, Stafford
In 1913 a Millenary Pageant was performed in the castle fields to celebrate 1000 years of Stafford's history from its founding in 913 AD by Aethelfleda (depicted here).
Stafford Castle can be seen ...
Millenary Pageant, Stafford,
In 1913 a Millenary Pageant was performed in the castle fields to celebrate 1000 years of Stafford's history from its founding in 913 AD by Aethelfleda.
This scene depicts the story of Richard II, ...
Model U-boat, Stafford Pageant,
Decorated float in the annual Stafford Pageant, seen on Siemens Road. The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common.
Prizes were awarded to the best entries and funds raised ...
Morris dancers, Greenhill Bower, Lichfield
Morris dancers taking part in the Lichfield Greenhill Bower on Whit Monday, 1850. The musician is playing a pipe and tabor.
The Bower occurs on Spring Bank Holiday Monday and dates back to the Middle ...
'Mother and Big Baby' Pageant Entry, Stafford,
The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made ...
Nursery Rhyme Pageant Float, Stafford,
'The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe' pageant float.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route ...