The Vicarage, Great Wyrley
The vicarage was built in the 1840s. From 1876 to 1918 it was the home of Reverend Shapurji Edalji and his family. Born in Bombay (Mumbai), India in 1843, he converted to Christianity and was appointed ...
Rushton railway station
No sign of any trains as a mother and her sons wait at Rushton station on a warm day in the early 1960s.
Beyond the station platform, the level crossing remains open to road traffic.
This line once ...
Papering china, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a woman wrapping ware with tissue paper. This was part of the packing process and protected the delicate ware whilst in transport.
Possibly taken in the warehouse ...
Handshake at Rushton station
On a wet day at Rushton, station staff and footplate crew exchange a friendly handshake.
This could have been a retirement handshake, or a goodbye handshake due to closure of the station. Who knows?
A ...
French embroidered souvenir postcard
A souvenir postcard sent by May Blankley from France to her sister in Tutbury. May served in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps during World War I. This card was sent on 29 December 1918.
On back is ...
Edalji trial, Great Wyrley
George Edalji can be seen here standing in the dock.
In 1903 George Edalji was convicted of maiming horses and received a seven year sentence. The charge was unproved however, and it is thought Edalji ...
Pottery Worker "Finishing a Saggar." Photographed by William Blake.
Pottery Worker "Finishing a Saggar". Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” ...
Hanley Public Market on Tontine Street, Hanley
Before moving to the Potteries Shopping Centre, Hanley Public Market was in the old meat market on Tontine Street. This photograph shows the entrance on Tontine Street in the days before traffic was banned. ...
Burton Aviation Week - Official programme
The Burton Aviation week was staged at Bass's Meadow in Meadow Road, Burton, between September 26th and October 1st 1910.
The official programme lists admission prices at 1/- 2/6 and 5/-, with an addition ...
Proclamation of George VI's Accession to the throne, Stone
Proclamation by Councillor T. Bagley (Chairman of Stone Urban District Council) of the Accession to the Throne of H. M. King George VI. Tuesday, 15th December, 1936, at 1:15 p.m.
Pictured on the platform ...
King George VI Coronation, Celebration Dinner, Stone
The Pensioners' Dinner and Entertainment at the Crown Hotel, Thursday, May 13th, 1937. Standing in background: Councillor G. Bagot, Mr T.G. Adie (ex-President of the Traders’ Association), Councillor ...
King George VI Coronation celebrations, Stone
Councillors and Celebration Committee members.
Standing in middle: Councillor G. Bagot.
King George VI Coronation Celebration Programme, Stone
9:30am
Coronation mugs (Kindly given by Mr. E. J. Johnson of Altona) will be presnted to the children from the Urban District at the various schools.
1:00 pm
A PROCESSION will be formed in the ...
Children on the igloo, Derrington
On the 'igloo' on Derrington playing fields, all the village children in 1984. At the front are (left) Gillian Cox, Parish Councillor for Derrington, and Mrs Sue Edwards, the Treasurer of Derrington ...
Obelisk, Weston Park
The 'Waterloo Obelisk' is 10 metres high and was either erected in the late 18th century, or in 1815 to celebrate the Duke of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo. Weston Park was landscaped ...
Weston Park Entrance, Weston Under Lizard
The Main Entrance Lodges were built after 1839.
Weston Hall was built by Sir Thomas and Lady Wilbraham in 1671. Lady Wilbraham was believed to have been the architect but recent research indicates ...
Weston Hall, Weston-under-Lizard
The south front of Weston Hall. Weston Hall was built by Sir Thomas and Lady Wilbraham in 1671. Lady Wilbraham was believed to have been the architect but recent research indicates that William Taylor ...
Weston Hall, Weston-under-Lizard
The south front of Weston Hall.
Weston Hall was built by Sir Thomas and Lady Wilbraham in 1671. Lady Wilbraham was believed to have been the architect but recent research indicates that William Taylor ...