Stafford Open Table Show
Judging rabbits at the Stafford Open Table Show. The venue is not known, but may have been the Borough Hall, Stafford.
Photographer: Gerald McCann (1897-1970) of Uttoxeter.
Stafford Ploughing Match, the Toft, Dunston
First prize winning entry in the one-way plough class at Stafford Ploughing Match, held at The Toft, Dunston, which was farmed at the time by Mr B.C. Griffin. The team also won second prize for turn-out.
The ...
Stafford Railway Station and Hotel,
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Stafford Rangers Football Club
Stafford Rangers formed in 1876. The football team moved to the Albion Ground on Marston Road in 1896.
Back Row (left to right): A Machin, C. Charsley.
Middle Row: A. Moore, T. Emberton, D. Holford, ...
Stafford Town from the West,
View of Stafford from the west.
On the right are the Broad Eye Bridge, the town mill, and the tower of St. Chad's Church.
In the centre can be seen St. Mary's Church.
The River Sow is in the ...
Stafford Young Farmers Football Team
Back row (left to right): G. parrott, E. Turner, S.N. Hill, R. Embrey, G. Bourne, C. Shilton, T. Ball, E. Knight.
Front row: A. Shilton, D.H. mercer, R. Parrott (captain), H. Ball, E.T. Bennison, J. ...
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Great Haywood
The figure on the right is standing on the towpath of the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal aqueduct over the River Trent, just before the junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal beyond the bridge.
Photographer: ...
Staffordshire Agricultural Show, Rowley Park, Stafford
Visitors and stalls at the Staffordshire County Show in 1950, held at Rowley Park, Stafford.
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the ...
Staffordshire Association of Food Products Guilds, Rodbaston
Pictured at the annual conference of the Staffordshire Association of Food Production Guilds at Rodbaston Farm Institute, are left to right: Mr L J Wyles, Vice-Chairman, Mrs Jessie Evans, Hon. Secretary, ...
Staffordshire Ayrshire Breeders Club, Uttoxeter
Staffordshire County Show, Hopton
These photographs taken by Ian Tavernor, who was attending the show working for the agricultural supplies company Stubbs Meeson & Co give a good sense of the scale of the show in the early 1960's.
Since ...
Staffordshire County Show, Longton Park, Stoke on Trent
Advertisement for the the 1951 Staffordshire County Show in Longton Park. Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the purpose-built County Show Ground at Hopton, on the outskirts of Stafford.
Staffordshire County Show, Rowley Park, Stafford
Margaret and Enid Cooke at the Staffordshire County Show in 1950, held at Rowley Park, Stafford.
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around ...
Staffordshire County Show, Uttoxeter
Fryers trade stand of tractors at the County Show, 1956. Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show was originally held at various sites around the county. The first show at Stone was in ...
Staffordshire Cow creamer
In the mid 18th century drinking tea, coffee and chocolate became fashionable. A novelty cream jug in the shape of a cow became popular, so much so that many 19th century examples like ours have survived.
The ...
Staffordshire Farm Institute trophy
Two handled trophy with fluted cup on plastic base inscribed 'The Stubbs Meeson Challenge Cup'. Awarded annually to the male student most efficient in practical work.
From Rodbaston Agricultural College. ...
Staffordshire Farm Institute, Rodbaston, Penkridge
Mr G. Dunn, Machinery Officer, and Dr G.H. Bates, Principal of the Staffordshire Farm Institute, Rodbaston Hall. Dr Bates was Principal at Rodbaston from 1935 until his sudden death in 1951.
Rodbaston ...
Staffordshire Farmers striking at Birkenhead Docks
Members of the National Farmers Union Leek and Rushton branch picketing at Birkenhead Docks in 1974. Four coachloads of North Staffordshire livestock farmers travelled to Birkenhead to protest against ...