Women's shoe
Women's heeled shoe manufactured by Lotus Ltd., Stafford. Chinchilla grey leather with 3 5/8" heel and brown, green and red chiffon rosette. Label inside 'Lotus'. Number stamped on sole: 'A8733'.
Women's shoe
Lady's shoe manufactured by Lotus Ltd., Stafford, white leather uppers and heel, beige leather sole. Pointed toe design with square end. Leather strap decorating the front of the shoe. Bottom inside lining ...
Women's shoes
This pair of green women's shoes has a bar and button fastening and was produced in the 1920s. They are made of either genuine lizard skin or an imitation in calf skin. The shoes are lined with leather ...
Women's shoes
This 'Jenny Wren' box contains a pair of size 5 shoes. Produced in the 1920s, they are lined with leather and linen and decorated with a contrasting, hole punched cream leather around the throat. The ...
Women's shoes
This pair of sling back shoes is made from plastic and was manufactured by Lotus Ltd, Stafford. The upper has a squared toe and the vamp is made up of six alternating chevron stripes in black and white. ...
Women's stays, 18th century
A pair of women's stays from the second half of the 18th century. Stays were the predecesser to the corset and were worn as a supporting undergarment. This pair has a linen lining with a silk front decorated ...
Women's summer dress
Cotton summer dress with yellow and green rose printed pattern. From Gnosall.
Woodcraft Folk, Annual National Conference, Stafford
The Mayor, Alderman C E Fowke is introduced to a Danish member (name unknown) of the Woodcraft Folk movement at the annual national conference, held for the first time in Stafford. Looking on left to ...
Woodseaves area
Residents pictured outside a row of thatched brick and timber-framed cottages, somewhere in the Woodseaves area. Please contact us if you recognise these buildings.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of ...
Wool jacket, c.1890-1910
This is a grey wool jacket probably worn at the end of the Victorian period or beginning of the 20th century.
It is lined with silk and is very tightly fitted, with a heavy embroidered pattern and mother ...
Wool jersey suit
Beige wool jersey suit. Plain straight skirt with kick pleat at centre back, elasticated waistband. Single breasted box jacket with collar and lapels, three-quarter sleeves, fastening with four plastic ...
Woolworth & Co. Annual Staff party, Uttoxeter
Woolworth & Co.'s annual staff party, held in the Haddon Room at Elkes' Cafe on the corner of High Street and Carter Street, Uttoxeter.
Photographer: Gerald McCann of High Street, Uttoxeter.
Wootton near Eccleshall
A postcard view of an old cottage in the hamlet of Wootton, near Eccleshall.
This postcard was printed in Prussia.
Worker's Outing, Chapman's Pottery, Longton
Group portrait of pottery factory workers from Chapman's Pottery about to go on an outing. The picture was taken on the corner of Sutherland Road and Landon Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The large ...
Works Dinner, Lotus Ltd., Stone
Employees of Lotus Ltd., Stone pictured waiting to start their meal at a works dinner in the Lotus Club. Seated at the table centre right is Miss Christine Williams (wearing glasses and a black dress). ...
World War One Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform
This uniform belonged to Emily ‘Queenie’ Baker (nee Pond) who joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD’s) during the First World War.
She worked in military hospitals in London, Enfield Cottage Hospital, ...
Wounded soldiers at the Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Brindley Village
The hospital was formerly called the Military Hospital. Among those pictured the only person to be identified is Sister Jessie Price who is seated at the front.
The hospital was built for World War ...
WPC Police Bowler Hat
Female police officers wore different uniforms to the men till around the 1990s, when the uniforms were altered to the No. 1 dress (rarely seen today except for formal occasions). The bowler hat was introduced ...