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1812 election notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook - "The fate of the community..."

In the 1800s, an election would be among the biggest local attractions of the year. The main event Thousands would flock to hear the candidates' outdoor speeches, where they could find singing, ...

1813 Report of the State of the Poor in the Parish of Burslem - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

This document provides an account of benefit payments in Burslem at the end of January 1813. In 1811, the town's population had been 8,625. In January 1813, 1,335 of these were receiving relief ...

1813 Report of the State of the Poor in the Parish of Burslem - Enoch Wood Scrapbook

This list, compiled by Burslem's Parish Churchwardens, reveals some of the town's unemployment problems in the period around Christmas 1812 and January of the following year. The rates 'Rates' collected ...

1st Hixon Scout Group

The 1st Hixon Scout Group which was founded in 1913. The troop went on Whit week camps between 1922 and 1925 to Benllech Sands in Anglesey or, in 1923, to Branscombe in Devon. The troop disbanded in 1929 ...

1st Hixon Scout Group at Camp

1st Hixon Scout Group in a railway carriage during one of their summer camping trips which took pace between 1922 and 1926. Standing on the platform wearing a flat cap is Wilmot Martin. He was Chairman ...

1st Yarnfield Guides and Brownies, Stone

The Captain was Miss Dorothy Stanley, The Lieutenant was Mrs Joan Clarke, and Brown Owl was Mrs Clarissa Gairns. The guide holding the trophy on the back row centre is Daphne Tribe. Second from right ...

1st Yarnfield Scouts, Kibblestone

1st Yarnfield Scoutmasters at Kibblestone Scout Camp, near Stone. On the left is Mr Clark, with John Deag on the right. John Deag was Scoutmaster for 1st Yarnfield and was on the G.P.O. staff at Duncan ...

21 Church Street, Tamworth

Number 21 Church Street has been used both as a library and Municipal offices over the years. Sir Robert Peel's Public Library, founded in 1841 in Colehill, was transferred to this site in 1871, but closed ...

2nd Earl Granville

A caricature by 'Ape' of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, published in 'Vanity Fair', 13 March 1869. Born in London, he was a Liberal politician and was Secretary of State for Foreign ...

50th Anniversary Exhibition, Brewood Civic Society

Another view of Brewood Civic Society’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, which was held in the Jubilee Hall, Bargate Street, Brewood.

50th Anniversary Exhibition, Brewood Civic Society

Pictured is Brewood Civic Society’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, which was held in the Jubilee Hall, Bargate Street, Brewood. The exhibition included a display of photographs of “Old Brewood”, along with ...

6th Earl of Dartmouth

Lithograph print. A caricature of William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth (1851-1936) of Patshull Hall by 'Stuff'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' October 10th 1895. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire ...

6th Marquess of Anglesey, Mayor of Burton-upon-Trent

A portrait of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) photographed when he was Mayor of Burton-upon-Trent, 1911-1912. He became mayor aged only 26, making him the youngest ...

A Boy Scout’s hat, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This Boy Scouts cap was made by Umbro and worn by Peter Bradshaw during the 1960's.

A view of Aldergate Street, Tamworth

The passage way in between the buildings once led to Ernest George Edmund Soles' slaughter house. In 2003 the Tamworth Times was located here.

Abbots Bromley Womens' Institute Fair

The Institute ladies probably raised quite a lot of money on this occasion judging by the array of mouthwatering home-made cakes and produce in this picture!

Address of the Coal Miners of the North Staffordshire District - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

This notice invites us to explore the hardships suffered by North Staffordshire's coal miners in 1831 - when their early trade unions were still not widely recognised. Employers often intimidated organised ...

Address to the Workmen in the Parishes of Burslem and Wolstanton - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

The Truck System This was a system whereby the workers were forced to accept goods in lieu of payment. They would be payed in tokens, which could only be spent at the company store or 'Tommy Shop.' The ...