Promotional stunt for Odeon Cinema, Stafford
Dennis Holland dressed as Field Marshal Rommel to advertise the film 'Foxhole in Cairo' featuring James Robertson Justice, with Adrian Hoven as Rommel.
Dennis, a member of the Odeon Cinema staff, went ...
Public sculpture, Bucknall New Road, Hanley
A sculpture of two women sited John Salt and Son's butchers shop at 21 Bucknall New Road. The sculpture is no longer at this location and the shop has ceased trading.
Pyatt's General Store, Stone
Pyatt's grocers shop on the corner of High Street and Market Square had a pulley system for transferring cash from the counter to the cashier.
The building is much changed and in 2002 is the Cafe ...
Pyatt's General Store, Stone
Pyatt's grocers shop on the corner of High Street and Market Square had a pulley system for transferring cash from the counter to the cashier.
The building is much changed and in 2002 is the Cafe ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Decorations, Stafford,
View of Bridge Street from the roof of the library building, showing Queen Elizabeth's Coronation decorations.
On the right can be seen the tower of the Royal Brine Baths.
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, Stafford
Decorations in a shoe shop window in Stafford as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
Queen Street, Burslem
The view west along Queen Street in Burslem, from the junction with Waterloo Road. The Food Fair building used to be the Burslem & District Co-operative Society Emporium, an Art Deco building opened ...
Queen Street, Uttoxeter
This view shows the Queen's Cinema on the right, and opposite can be seen the Vine public house. The bridge joined Orme's shops.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Greengate Street, Stafford
A lantern slide view of celebrations and decorations on Greengate Street, Stafford at the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, looking towards the Market Square. The scaffolding in the distance ...
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Greengate Street, Stafford
A lantern slide view of celebrations and decorations on Greengate Street, Stafford at the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The Ancient High House is on the left. The scaffolding in the distance ...
Queensville Shop, Silkmore Lane, Stafford
Queensville shop at the end of Silkmore Lane.
Albert and Florence May Barker owned the shop (general store) in Queensville at the end of Silkmore Lane. We are not sure when they established this ...
R.T. Ashton jewellers, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
R.T. Ashton's jewellers shop at 36, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Image from 'Staffordshire Past and Present: An Historical Pictorial & Descriptive Guide' published in 1911 and edited by J.W.Bradley...
Radford Street from Granville Square, Stone,
The war memorial to the soldiers from Stone, Meaford and Darlaston who died in the First World War was unveiled by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of the County on 10 January 1921.
The statue was designed ...
Radford Street, Stone
Shops on Redford Street. Tilley’s Plumbing and Heating was formerly Leighton's bakers and grocers, and in 2013 by Hair and Beauty. '7a' Restaurant was until 2013 occupied by Al Shafiq's Indian Restaurant. ...
Railway Hotel, Rugeley
Situated at the road junction by the Rugeley Trent Valley railway station entrance, the Railway Commercial Hotel is strictly speaking in Colton Parish. It was probably built around 1862-64. The proprietor ...
Railway Station, Blythe Bridge
Part of the building at the extreme right housed a local Barber Shop. The entire building was demolished in the 1980's.
Photograph donated by the Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Local Historical Society....
Ralph's Tobacconists Shop, Stafford,
Ralph's newsagents and tobacconists was at 9 Newport Road, at the rear of the Odeon Cinema (now the Apollo).
Read Late Tilsley, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme