Play in St. Chad’s Church, Stafford
A dramatic scene from Stafford Theatre Guild’s production of Christopher Fry’s ”A Sleep of Prisoners”, presented in St. Chad’s Church. Left to right: Edwin Price, Denis Dunsford, Derek Knight and Francis ...
Playing fields opening, Cheddleton
Officials and crowds at the opening ceremony for Cheddleton Playing Fields. The fields were opened by General, The Earl of Cavan, Vice-Chairman of The National Playing Fields Association on 27 June 1931. ...
Playing in the ford, Armitage
Children play in the ford of the Shropshire Brook alongside the bridge in Old Road, Armitage, watched by a man and a boy. The road goes on to emerge at the junction to The Green opposite today's (2024) ...
Plough Maltings, No.22 Malthouse, Bass, Horninglow Street, Burton-on-Trent
The last coal fired kiln in Burton. The photograph was taken at 9pm in the evening, January 1967.
Plum Pudding Opening, British Food Research Association
In 1958 Mrs. Lillian Astbury of Stone (left) donated a plum pudding to the British Food Research Association, based in Leatherhead, Surrey. It had been canned in 1900 for soldiers serving in the Boer ...
Pocket watch by Cartwright, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Clock-making in the midlands has a long and diverse history, with the earliest known clock to date from 1473.
The area has since been producing various types until the mid nineteenth century. Numbers ...
Pointon's sweet shop, Cannock Road, Hednesford
Mr Pointon was known locally as "Sucky". He started out in business selling sweets from a tray and then expanded to open his own shop.
Pointon's sweet shop, Cannock Road, Hednesford
Mr "Sucky" Pointon stands in his shop doorway. The shop was in a row of buildings that were knocked down in the late 1960s/early 1970s.
The family carried on in the confectionery business, and in 2003 ...
Police Parade, Wetley Rocks
Police march past St. John the Baptist church on Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
The Polish Freedom Parade passing along Victoria Road, Stafford, walking towards the railway station. Just in front of the 'Free Poles in Great Britain' banner is a group of girls in Polish traditional ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
The Polish Freedom Parade passing along Victoria Road, Stafford, walking towards the railway station. Just in front of the 'Free Poles in Great Britain' banner is a group of girls in Polish traditional ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
The Polish Freedom Parade passing through Market Square, Stafford. The servicemen are saluting the Mayor of Stafford in front of the Guildhall.
A photograph from an album presented to the Alderman ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
Men, women and children taking part in the Polish Freedom Parade wearing Polish traditional costume. They are pictured standing outside Stafford Technical College.
A photograph from an album presented ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
The Polish Freedom Parade passing through Market Square, Stafford. The servicewomen are saluting the Mayor of Stafford in front of the Guildhall.
A photograph from an album presented to the Alderman ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
The Polish Freedom Parade approaching the Market Square along Greengate Street, Stafford. Men, women and children in Polish traditional costume walking in front of the 'Free Poles in Great Britain' banner. ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
Polish Freedom Parade passing along Station Road, Stafford, walking past the railway station. In the background is the Station Hotel, demolished in 1972.
A photograph from an album presented to the ...
Polish Freedom Parade, Stafford
Men, women and children taking part in the Polish Freedom Parade wearing Polish traditional costume. They are pictured standing outside Stafford Technical College.
A photograph from an album presented ...
Pony and trap, Orme Girls’ School, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A pony and trap pictured outside Orme Girls’ School on Victoria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The Orme Girls School was founded in 1876 and attracted pupils from a wide area, some travelled in by train ...