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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!

Aerial Car ride, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth

This postcard view shows the aerial car ride which was in service from around 1964 to 2017 at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. In the foreground on the right there is a part view of the lake with a boat which ...

Alstom, Lichfield Road, Stafford

Pupils from Silkmore Primary School, Stafford are pictured in front of a Goliath tractor at the Queensville area of the Lichfield Road site in Stafford. During the visit to the site they toured the Power ...

Austin's and Happy Days Coaches, Stafford

This picture of a line of Happy Days Coaches was taken at an unknown event. The Happy Days Coach business was started around 1922 by the Austin family. They operated originally as coal merchants and ...

Austin's and Happy Days Coaches, Stafford

This Coach FV 6567 was an AEC Regal with Burlingham coach body new in 1949 to Austin's as their fleet number 46. As this was delivered new to Austin's it must have been registered by the bodybuilders, ...

Austin's bus, Stafford

This Austin's bus LRE 1 was a Guy Arab II with Weymann double deck body, new in January 1945 as fleet number 65. There was also an identical Bus LRE 2 as fleet number 66. These were probably built to ...

Austin's coach, Stafford

This Austin's Coach BJP 273, fleet number 92 is thought to be parked in Pitcher Bank in Stafford. The vehicle was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with Alexander coach body and originally supplied as new ...

Bass employees at Blackpool train station in 1911

Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton organised annual trips for its employees from 1865 until 1914. Initially these trips were biennial until 1883, then every year until 1914. Destinations included Blackpool, Liverpool ...

Bass employees on a Bass Trip, Liverpool Station

Group of people standing outside Liverpool to New Brighton Railway Station.

Bass Joiners' trip to a football match, Burton-on-Trent

Assembly workers on their way to the F.A.Cup 3rd round tie between Charlton Athletic and Burton Albion, played at Charlton's ground at the Valley on 7th January 1956. At the time Charlton were one of ...

Beeston Tor, Leek & Manifold Light Railway

A packed passenger train with two locomotives has halted at Beeston Tor Station on its way north along the Leek and Manifold Light Railway . The line, which opened in 1904, closed in 1934, and the track ...

Beggars' Oak, Bagot's Park, Abbots Bromley

This enormous tree was a popular local attraction. People often chose to visit the tree for a summer outing. Many of the branches needed supports because of their weight and length. When the branches ...

Berkswich Church Fete, Milford

This little side-tank engine made frequent trips up and down the line during the Berkswich Church annual fete held on Milford Hall Cricket Club. It was a very hot day (over 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and ...

Bestmore Tool Co.'s works outing, Windsor

The workforce of the iron foundry visited Windsor and Marlowe, in the summer of 1955. They are pictured enjoying a pleasure boat on the River Thames.

Boats and visitors, Rudyard Lake

A postcard view of visitors at Rudyard Lake taken at the south end of the lake. The lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey ...

Brewood Show, Somerford Park

Spectators watch the judging in one of the strongly-supported bull classes at the Brewood and District Agricultural Society’s 43rd annual show, held on Bank Holiday Monday 2 August at Somerford Park, ...

Brewood Show, Somerford Park

Posing for the Newsletter photographer at the Brewood and District Agricultural Society’s 43rd annual show. Please contact us if you recognise anyone in the photograph. Reproduced by kind permission ...

Bus trip, Bishops Offley

A bus trip pictured outside the Brown Jug at Bishop’s Offley, 1920s