St. John Ambulance, Castle House, Chesterton
The St. John Ambulance Brigade pictured with Dr Craig, at Castle House, Chesterton.
Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary Helmet, 1980s
The 1980s show a change in the design for the typical police helmet, with the increased threat of riots the helmet altered being made out of a hard plastic instead of cork with a felt covering and with ...
Staffordshire Fire Service Helmet
The helmet belonged to R.M. Hubbard from Wolstanton who was a local fire-fighter for the Staffordshire Fire Service from 1977-1995.
Staffordshire Police Custodian Helmet, 1980s
The custodian helmet was originally designed for the police in 1863 to replace the stovepipe top hat.
On the front is a 'Brunswick Star' which was introduced in the 1930s to standardise police helmets ...
Staffordshire Police Inspector's Cap, 1990s
The peaked cap was introduced to men’s uniform in the 1990s to correspond with the female bowler hat. On foot police wear the familiar custodian helmet with inspectors and higher ranking officers wearing ...
Stubbs' Walks Bandstand, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A group of well dressed gentlemen standing by the Bandstand in Stubbs' Walks, for an unknown occasion. Stubbs' Walks was an old canal route, and before this was a piece of common land called Stubbs' Field....
Sunday School Treat at Clayton Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An outing to the rural Clayton Green is captured here. Such outings were becoming more popular at the time amongst all classes of society.
Three Indians, Market Hall, Audley
A troop of travelling Indians taken outside the Market Hall, Audley. The group included three genuine Indians, who are pictured here standing at the top of the steps. They were described in their advertisement ...
Victorian Beaver felt Top Hat, made in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Hat making was a prime industry Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Victorian period.
This top hat was produced in Newcastle at during the 19th century.
You very rarely see anyone wearing a top hat today ...
Victorian Smoking Cap
Smoking caps were fashionable informal wear for Victorian gentlemen.
They were originally worn to keep the head warm and to prevent men’s hair smelling of smoke. They were typically simple designs that ...
Victorian Smoking Cap
Smoking caps were fashionable informal wear for Victorian gentlemen. They were originally worn to keep the head warm and to prevent men’s hair smelling of smoke. They were typically simple designs that ...
Wardles hairdresser, Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
James W. Wardle seen here outside his Hairdresser's.
World War II Police Helmet
Many police during the war were Special Constables, fit and able men in reserved occupation, they were issued with a steel helmet with ‘police’ marked on the front. The helmet was meant to withstand the ...