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Mr and Mrs Haggis, Stafford

George Elton Haggis (1844-1931) with his wife Annie (nee Fairbanks). For over 50 years George worked at the Staffs Advertiser, finally as Reader. Annie was an upholsterer and the daughter of Sampson Fairbanks ...

Mr and Mrs Tavernor, Stafford,

Geoffrey and Pat Tavernor by the River Sow where it meets the River Penk, near to the ladder bridge. Mr and Mrs Tavernor were married at St. Chad's Church, Stafford, on 7 August 1939; they had one ...

Mr Browne, Headmaster, Clifton Campville

Mr C.H. Browne was headmaster at Clifton School from January 1874 until March 1920. Charles Herbert Browne entered the teaching profession as a pupil teacher at Shepton Mallet Boys' School in 1867. ...

Mr C.E. Morris-Eyton, Wood Eaton Manor

Charles Edward Morris-Eyton (1863-1930) of Wood Eaton Manor, Church Eaton pictured on horseback. He was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1905 and this photograph may have been taken to mark the event. He ...

Mr E. Coltman, Uttoxeter

Mr Coltman in his Special Constable's uniform.

Mr H.J. Bamford's coming of age, Uttoxeter area

Mr H.J. Bamford carving the ox roast on his twenty-first birthday surrounded by a large gathering of family and friends. At 4 am a fire was lit on Hockley Meadow to roast a bullock, balanced across two ...

Mr Nelson, Chauffeur at Shugborough,

Charles Lawrence Nelson, Chauffeur to the 4th Earl of Lichfield, on Cannock Chase near Seven Springs.

Mr Toon's retirement, Bass Old Brewery, High Street, Burton-on-Trent

The staff of the The Old Brewery Racking Room gathered to watch a retirement presentation. Mr Roe is seen presenting a collection to Mr Toon on his retirement after 58 years of service at Bass Brewery....

Mr William John Bayliss, Retirement Presentation, English Electric Co., Stafford

Pictured is Mr William John Bayliss, a Co-Boss in 103 Section, Turbine Generator Division, during his retirement presentation after working for English Electric for 42 years from 1912 to 1954. The presentation ...

Mr. E. A. Wilson, Uttoxeter Home Guard (1), Holly Road, Uttoxeter

Mr Wilson is seen carrying the Uttoxeter Home Guard's 'prized' Browning Automatic Rifle. The Home Guard did not possess any weapons until 6 months after their formation. When they did receive rifles, ...

Mr. E. A. Wilson, Uttoxeter Home Guard (2), Holly Road, Uttoxeter

Mr Wilson is standing in his back garden wearing a tin helmet, service respirator and his Home Guard's uniform.

Mr. George Slack sitting by a stone wall in Crowdecote

Mr. Latham, Photographer, Trentham

Latham was an early Staffordshire photographer who worked for Underwood and Underwood, a London-based company producing stereoscope cards in the 1850s and 1860s of places such as Westminster Abbey, Chatsworth, ...

Mrs Deakin and her daughter, Baswich

Mr and Mrs Deakin (nee Shroebridge) lived in a railway cottage right next to the railway line at Town Hills near Stockton Common, Baswich. Mr Deakin worked on the railways as a linesman for that stretch ...

Mrs Dean outside her Sweet Shop, Eccleshall,

Mrs 'Granny' Dean's shop was on High Street and sold a variety of goods, including poultry, fish and sweets. During the Second World War Mrs Dean's daughter ran the business, but she soon closed the ...

Mrs Dean's Shop, Eccleshall,

Mrs 'Granny' Dean's shop was on High Street and sold a variety of goods, including poultry, fish and sweets. Mrs Dean is on the right, next to the shop window. During the Second World War Mrs Dean's ...

Mrs E Howe, Birthday Celebration, Stone

Mrs E Howe of 16 Fillybrooks, Stone is being presented with a red, white and blue bouquet on the occasion of her 85th birthday on Tuesday, by members of the Stafford and Stone Divisional Conservative ...

Mrs Henry Leach at London, Xmas 1908. Photographed by William Blake.

Portrait of Mrs Henry Leach.