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Fazeley Home Guard, Memorial Hall, Fazeley, Lichfield

Fazeley Home Guard taken outside of the Memorial Hall in Fazeley. On the front row second from the left is Sergeant Jack Thompson.

Featherbed Lane, Hixon,

Sisters Carmel and Bridget Johnson in Featherbed Lane. New Road Farm can be seen at the bottom of the lane.

Feeding swans, near Eccleshall

Mrs Haynes feeding swans at her home at Elford Common, near Eccleshall.

Female employees modelling shoes, Lotus, Stafford

Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus Ltd. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) who lived on Alliance Street before she was married. Lotus was originally named Bostock's ...

Female Employees Modelling Shoes, Lotus, Stafford

Women modelling London shoes manufactured by Lotus. Standing first from left is Ida Bradshaw (nee Cartwright) who lived on Alliance Street before she was married. Lotus was originally named Bostock's ...

Female Lifeguard Team, Stafford,

Female Munition Workers from Siemens Factory, Stafford,

A studio portrait of eight female munition workers, wearing overalls and caps, from Siemen's Engineering Works. Siemens relocated to Stafford from Woolwich in 1903 and manufactured generators, electric ...

Female Munition Workers outside Siemens Factory, Stafford,

Large group of female munition workers outside Siemens factory on Lichfield Road. The banner reads 'Siemens Munition Works - What the girls are doing for the men at the Front'. The photograph was taken ...

Female Provident Society - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

This 'benefit club' claimed to offer women a fighting chance of avoiding hopeless poverty - many years before any worker paid a National Insurance contribution. If a woman fell ill, she could expect ...

Female Provident Society - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

This 'benefit club' claimed to offer women a fighting chance of avoiding hopeless poverty - many years before any worker paid a National Insurance contribution. This notice details the monthly payments ...

Female Railway Workers, Stafford,

During the First World War women filled the vacancies left by the men who had entered military service. These women were employed in the heavy and dirty work of cleaning engines. They are pictured ...

Female Workers, David Hollin's Shoe Factory, Stafford,

David Hollins, the son of a railway man, was one of the largest shoe manufacturers in Stafford. His factory was on Albert Terrace. Mr Hollin owned Highfield Manor on Newport Road, Stafford.

Festival of Britain celebrations, Beatty Hall, Yarnfield

Children's fancy dress celebrations for the Festival of Britain, pictured at Beatty Hall, Yarnfield. Dresseda as the Festival of Britain mascot is Michael Luetchford. Wearing a dark coat is Mrs Harbottle ...

Festival of Britain celebrations, Codsall area

The picture shows Marion Winter as the Codsall Festival Queen. The Festival of Britain was celebrated between May and September 1951 in many towns and villages around Britain. The Government hoped ...

Fete, Uttoxeter

A fete held in Uttoxeter near St. Mary's Church which can be seen in the background. Behind the group is a Punch and Judy booth.

Field House, Leek

Field House stands on High Street, Leek, and was built in the early 19th century for S.& W. Phillips, silk manufacturers, and was later the home of another silk-making family, the Whittles. At the time ...

Filter press, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent

Pottery factory interior showing two slip house workers using a filter press in the preparation of clay. The workers are disassembling the press to remove the clay. Taken at Minton's factory in Stoke-on-Trent. Taken ...

Finished Warehouse, Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent

Pottery factory interior with a view of a warehouse. The women in the picture are checking ware for quality and wrapping it in preparation for leaving the factory. The woman on the left is checking ...