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Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,

Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete Angler' was published 1653 and is still in print. Born in Stafford in 1593, Walton moved to London to become an apprentice ...

J. T. Burke Gramophone Record

J. T. Burke's was a Cycle and 'Gramophone Agent, with a shop at 67 Higherland, Newcastle-under-Lyme. A shop selling cycle's and music may seem like a strange combination but as the number of bicycle ...

J.C. Staton & Co's Tug o' War team, Tutbury

J.C. Staton & Company were gypsum miners and plaster manufacturers at Fauld and Tutbury. Their tug of war team had a national reputation and won many competitions. Their local name was 'The Nonsuchers'. ...

Jack Frost marionette, by Stavordale Marionettes

Jack Frost, made by Stavordale Marionettes and used by Douglas Hayward in his puppet shows. Buster (Cecil) and Madge Stavordale took up puppetry as a hobby and turned professional in 1947. The Stavordales ...

Jack Owen, Little Stoke Cricket Club

Mr Jack (J.W.) Owen, a founder member of Little Stoke Cricket Club.

Japanese Shadow puppet

Paper Japanese shadow puppet with jointed arms. This marionette now forms part of the Hayward Puppet Collection, now part of the Staffordshire County Museum collection.

Jazz Band, Rugeley Carnival

A Jazz Band group are pictured alongside their float in Rugeley. The event is not known, however, the man on the left of the front row holds a Hospital collection tin and this could be the town's Hospital ...

JCB Fast Track Tractor, Ploughing Match, Tixall,

Jeannie at Blackpool

Outdoor portrait of a woman on the beach holding a starfish. The location is Blackpool and the woman's name is Jeannie. There are other portraits of her in the collection. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) ...

Jennifer Johnson with pony, Stone

Jennifer Johnson, aged 11, on her pony. The grand daughter of pottery manufacturer Sir Ernest Johnson, and daughter of James (son of Sir Ernest) and Joan Johnson, she is pictured near her grandfather's ...

Joe Louis, Yarnfield

Joe Louis (1914-1981) was an American professional boxer who was world heavyweight champion between 1937 and 1949. He is reckoned to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. Louis enlisted as a private ...

John Hudson and Gary Platt , Uttoxeter recreation ground

John Hudson and Gary Platt (cousin) - Uttoxeter recreation ground.

John Joule, brewer

Portrait, oil on canvas, of John Joule, wearing a dark jacket with white cravat and brass buttons. Son of Francis and Mary Joule, born at Youlgreave, Derbyshire on 4 Jan 1783. Married Mary Smith of Stafford, ...

Jolly Potters Public House, Hartshill Road, Hartshill

This is a plan of the Jolly Potters pub in Hartshill, Stoke. the plans show the pub as it was in 1910. The Jolly Potters is still trading in Hartshill today. Diagrams (clockwise from top left): - Front ...

Jones & Shufflebottom's premises, Wharf Street, Stoke-on-Trent

The photograph shows the old premises of Jones & Shufflebottom (Wholesale Plumbers' and Builders' Merchants) at the north end of Wharf Street, Stoke. The building was formerly the site of Prince's Hall ...

Joseph Gorse, Blythe Bridge Mill, Kingstone

Joseph Gorse at Blythe Bridge Mill Kingstone at the wedding of his grandson Ernest William Fisher to Elsie Bond. Joseph Gorse came from a long line of gamekeepers and was himself employed on the Sandon ...

Joule's ashtray

This ceramic ashtray has the Joule's brewery's trademark red cross in the centre of the base. The ashtray also has two cigarette rests on each side. Dimensions: 192mm x 192mm. Height: 25mm. Francis ...

Joule's bar mat

A green and white towelling bar mat with the caption "Joule's Bitter, The Friendly Drink." Dimensions: 390mm x 218mm. This item is held within the Staffordshire County Museum collection. Francis ...