Playground of Pension School, St. Dominic's Convent, Stone
The convent, church and Priory School of St. Dominic's were founded in the mid 19th century by Mother Margaret Halahan of the Dominican Order. The school buildings, including the cloisters pictured here, ...
Playground, Holmcroft Primary School, Stafford,
Playground, Standon Boys' Farm Home
Boys in the playground at Standon Boys' Farm Home, including groups who are playing dice games.
The home in Weston Lane, Standon Bridge, near Eccleshall was founded by the Waifs and Strays Society ...
Pole vaulting, Eccleshall Secondary Modern School
Jim Robinson pole vaulting at Eccleshall Secondary Modern School. The vault height was 7 feet 9 inches.
Police Christmas Party at School Street School, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police Station, Stone,
The first Police Station in Stone was on Newcastle Street. In 1881 a new station was established on Radford Street and remains little changed to this day.
Pony and Trap, Eccleshall Festival,
The first Eccleshall Festival was held in 1979. The festival takes place every two years.
Portrait of a Boy and Girl, Eccleshall,
Portrait of a Boy and Girl, Seighford,
Portrait of a Young Girl, Stafford,
Studio portrait of a young girl.
The photograph was taken in Thomas Pearce's studio on Peel Terrace.
Portrait of Alice and Ada Vernon, Milwich,
Tartan clothes were very popular for children in the 1870s.
Portrait of Geoffrey Tavernor as a Small Boy, Stafford,
Studio portrait of Geoffrey Dean Tavernor. Geoffrey was the son of Harry and Annie Tavernor. The photographer was Thomas Pearce, whose studio was on Peel Terrace.
Geoffrey Tavernor was born on 4 ...
Portrait of Leek Grammar School Pupils, Clerk Bank, Leek
The school was founded in 1723 by Thomas Parker, the 1st Earl of Macclesfield, and Lord Chancellor who was born in Leek. The headmaster Mr J.J. Sykes is seen in this picture with a beard and wearing a ...
Portrait of Professor John Prince Sheldon, The Brund, Sheen
John Prince Sheldon was descended on his father's side from a brother of Gilbert Sheldon, a former Archbishop of Canterbury in the 17th century.
The Princes were a notable family in Sheen. J.P. Sheldon ...
Portrait of school boys and masters, Standard B, Chadsmoor Boys School
The Eton style collars worn by most of the boys were probably provided by the photographer in order to make them look smarter! The teacher on the left is Mr T. Rylands Parton, who only a few years later ...
Portrait of the Boulton Family, Stafford,
John Boulton and Margaret Emma Boulton (nee Machin) with their children Ernest Frederick on the left, Hylda in the centre and baby Muriel Margaret.
The Boulton family lived in Queensville, where John ...
Portrait of the Shelley Family, Stafford,
Ernest and Alice Shelley with their daughter, also named Alice.
The photograph was taken in Charles Fowke's Stafford studio on Victoria Road.
Portrait of Two Small Girls, Stafford,
Photograph of Norah (in the pram) and Mavis Mottram, taken in the garden of their home on Eccleshall Road.