Fanny Deakin's 80th Birthday Party, Silverdale
Fanny Deakin was a Labour councillor who campaigned for better maternity care. She was also involved in the early miner's strikes and protests. She is remembered through her maternity home (opened in ...
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
George Legge, 3rd Earl and 5th Baron of Dartmouth (1755-1810). He was born at Sandwell Hall in 1755 and married Lady Frances Finch (1761-1838), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Aylesford, in 1782. He was Tory ...
Hanley Town Hall
This view from Pall Mall into Albion Street and Albion Square is dominated by Hanley Town Hall. Bagnall Street runs off to the right alongside the hall leading to the adjoining Victoria Hall. The Hanley ...
Henry Bilson Legge
Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was the fourth son of William Legge, 1st earl of Dartmouth, and was born at Patshull Hall in Staffordshire. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer ...
High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph taken in 1962 shows the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme before the days of pedestrianisation - as the rows of parked cars prove. The Guildhall stands prominently to the left of the ...
His Majesty's Speech on the Reform Bill - A pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
The Reform Bill was a momentous occasion in local and national politics.
A momentous occasion
All over the country, so-called 'rotten boroughs' were abolished. These were rural areas that returned ...
Hospital Pageant, Stafford
A Pageant to raise funds for the Hospital was held on 4th July 1908 with floats entered by schools and businesses throughout the town. One of the most humorous was the appearance of the bogus "Littleworth ...
John Gallimore, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1879-1880
John Spellar M.P. visits RAF Stafford
Pictured left to right: Mark Gripton; Alan Deghorn; John Spellar M.P., the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence; Mr Spellar’s unidentified aide; and Howie Jones. They are in the Mechanical ...
John Williams, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Williams wearing ceremonial robes and chains of office, carrying a ceremonial 'wand'.
Williams was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1870-1871.
Photographer: John S. Milton, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme...
King Charles II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649.
England had no king and became a commonwealth with Oliver Cromwell as the Lord protector.
After his death, King Charles II was restored to the throne. ...
King James II Charter of Extended Rights, Newcastle-under-Lyme
In 1684 King Charles II forced Newcastle to surrender all its charters.
Charters were formal documents granting rights given by a king or queen written by clerks in the royal chancery.
This was recorded ...
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Principal Analyst Vic Stanway examining the results of blood alcohol tests at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford.
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Principal Analyst Vic Bulley looking at a blood alcohol test machine at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford.
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Ian Milner testing food additives using a chromatograph at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford. Chromatography is a laboratory technique for analyzing ...
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Laboratory Technician Caroline Meddings using a spectrophotometer at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford. A spectrophotometer measures either the ...
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Principal Analyst Vic Stanway looking at a PH meter at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford. He is testing for blood alcohols.
Laboratory Technician, Scientific Services, Stafford
Laboratory Technician Ian Milner testing butter fats at Staffordshire County Council's Scientific Services department, Martin Street in Stafford.