John Street, Longton. Factory Wall. Circa 1930
This image of John Street portrays a bleak picture of working class life in the city in the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries. Notice the close proximity of the houses to the large pottery factory. ...
Keith Murray, Wedgwood Designer, Barlaston,
Keith Murray designing the 'Commonwealth' shape teapot for Wedgwood.
Keith Day Pierce Murray MC, RDI, FRIBA (1892 - 1981) trained as an architect, but also designed pottery, glass and furniture.
He ...
Kitchen display, Bratt and Dyke, Hanley
The kitchen corner in the basement of Bratt and Dyke's Department Store, Hanley.
Draper Oliver Dyke opened a shop in Hanley in 1890 with the financial support of Northwich draper and entrepreneur Henry ...
Kitchen, Caverswall Farm, Loxley
Photograph of interior of kitchen at Caverswall Farm, Loxley, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire before being cleared for auction. Showing fireplace with stove, rocking chair, two armchairs and large table.
Ladies' Sitting Room, Coton Hill Asylum, Stafford,
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as The institution for ...
Lady reposing in bed, St. Peter's Church Vicarage, Forsbrook
This lady is Mrs Bridgwood, the mother of the Vicar of St. Peter's Church in Forsbrook. She is buried in Forsbrook cemetery.
Photograph donated by the Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Local Historical ...
Licensees of the Jolly Crafts Public House, Stafford
Studio portrait of Harry and Edith Taylor, who were the licensees of the Jolly Crafts public house on the corner of Chapel Street and Stafford Street. They later moved to the Sir Robert Peel public House ...
Long Case Clock
Long case clock with a brass dial of plain style. engraved on dial is 'Sutton Stafford'.
Maker - Robert Sutton of Stafford
Long Case Clock
Brass dial with minute dial and aperture for date. Plate inscribed 'JNo Stevenson Stafford' on dial. Engraved with leaf design.
Oak case decorated with bands of inlay outlining shape. On either side ...
Lord Anglesey’s Sitting Room at Beaudesert Hall
Lord Anglesey’s Sitting Room was affected by the 1909 fire. During the repairs the room was altered by using a decorative scheme based on Plas Mawr, Conway.
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the ...
Lord Nelson taking Afternoon Tea with his Housekeeper and Guests
Pictured standing is Lord Nelson (George Horatio Nelson), 1st Lord Nelson of Stafford, Managing Director of English Electric between 1930 and 1956, taking afternoon tea with his Housekeeper, Mrs Belcher ...
Lotus Shoe Factory Social Club, Stone,
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton. The original ...
Lounge, Coton Hill Asylum, Stafford
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as The institution for ...
Lounge, Royal Brine Baths, Stafford,
The brine baths were believed to cure rheumatism, the warm brine improving circulation. Each patient was allotted a private bath and dressing room.
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered ...
Men's dormitory, Diocesan Labour Home, Stafford
Corridor of the Men's Dormitory. Bedding rolls can be seen on the floor in front of the man and boy.
The Diocesan Labour Home opened in 1891 on the corner of Austin Friars and Friars Terrace. The ...
Milwich Hall interior
Milwich Hall was built c. 1600 on or near the site of a Saxon Hall, which was encircled by a moat. In the 1970s the plaster was removed to reveal the original timber framed structure underneath.
Minton Cottages, 267 - 281 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent
This building plan is of the Minton Cottages on Hartshill Road in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. These houses were built in 1857 by Herbert Minton for the employees of the Minton pottery factory. When they ...