Beating the Bounds, Wetley Rocks
Beating the bounds, Cheddleton Parish. Men and boys climbing up ladder onto the roof of the Plough Inn, Wetley Rocks. The parish boundary between Cheddleton and Consall passes through the building.
Beating ...
Beehive corner, Hednesford
Looking from the rail station road bridge towards Green Heath Road (West Hill). On the left can be seen the Beehive Stores at the time C. J. Taylor was proprietor. Cecil John Taylor had managed the store ...
Beehive corner, Hednesford
This well known store was situated on the corner of Cannock Road and Green Heath Road (West Hill) until its closure in the 1960s. It was owned by Harris, Horton & Heath at the time of this photograph ...
Berkswich branch, Annual Dinner, British Legion, Stafford
Officials and visitors are pictured at the the annual dinner of the Berkswich branch of the British Legion held at the Swan Hotel in Stafford. Seated left to right: the Deputy Mayor, Alderman L Dobson, ...
Bert Jackson at Dorman's, Stafford
Bert Jackson had worked for Dorman’s for 45 years at the time of this photograph. He is pictured operating an Asquith Boring Machine dealing with a three cylinder block for a diesel engine.
Founded ...
Bestmore Tool Co.'s works outing, Windsor
The workforce of the iron foundry visited Windsor and Marlowe, in the summer of 1955. They are pictured enjoying a pleasure boat on the River Thames.
Bethesda Primitive Methodist, Sunday School walk, Whit Monday, Station Road, Hednesford
All the walkers are dressed in their best clothes. It was tradition on Whit Monday that all the Sunday Schools in the District marched towards Blackford Football Ground where a rally was held. The members ...
Bicorn Hat, Victorian
The bicorn developed from the tricorn hat and is mostly associated with Napoléon Bonaparte, although most military generals and officers in Europe and America wore it throughout the nineteenth and ...
Biddle's Stores, Brook Square, Rugeley
A view taken in Brook Square looking towards Lower Brook Street in Rugeley.
On the left is Biddle’s Stores which started business in 1850. The decorations by the upper floor windows suggest that at ...
Biddle's Stores, Brook Square, Rugeley
This postcard view shows John Biddle’s Stores which started business in 1850. The decorations by the upper floor windows suggest that at the time this photograph was taken the town was celebrating Edward’s ...
Birchenfields Farm, Armitage
Birchenfields Farm in Bardy Lane. This Grade 2 listed building dates from the 17th century and is timber-framed on a stone plinth. This image is taken from a glass negative.
Bird watching at Doxey Marshes
This photograph was taken at Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. The man in the photograph is Richard Perry who owned a lithographic printing business called Europublicity ...
Black Bowler Hat
The bowler hat was originally made in 1848 and was considered sturdier than the top hat, (as it could easily be knocked off and damaged).
The first bowler hat was originally made by brothers Thomas ...
Black Lion Inn, Cheddleton
The Black Lion Inn, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton. The man in the doorway is Henry Walker (1874-1932) who was licensee from 1913 until at least 1921. The woman is his daughter Kathleen (born 1899) and with ...
Blacksmith outside Red Cross Smithy, Knypersley
Blacksmiths outside the Red Cross Smithy at Knypersley, near Biddulph, Staffordshire. Various items are in the background: rakes, forks, scythe blades and mower blades, with a plough. On the left is ...
Blacksmith, Gnosall
Joseph Beech's smithy at the junction of Beffcote Road and Quarry Lane, Gnosall.
In this photograph members of the Beech family along with employees are gathered outside the Smithy for the photographer. ...
Blacksmith's shop, Cotes Heath
Photographs shows Tom Giles' blacksmith's shop which stood opposite the church in Cotes Heath, which can be seen in the background, to the left. Tom Giles, farmer and blacksmith, was born in Farndon, ...
Blast furnaces, Congreaves Iron Works, Cradley Heath
Blast furnaces at Congreaves Iron Works, Congreaves Road, Cradley Heath. The British Iron Company set up its ironworks at Cradley Heath in 1825. By 1860 there were six blast furnaces on the site and ...