Ladies Black Picture Hat, c.1910-1930
A 'Picture hat' is a hat with a wide brim like this one.
This hat belonged to the donor's grandmother Mrs Catherine Leighton.
It is made of black straw and is decorated with black ostrich feathers....
Ladies Kid Leather Gloves, c.1850-1900
Leather gloves have been used for centuries but they were initially for protection for labourers.
When the upper class started to wear leather gloves they were made out of fine leathers such as deerskin ...
Ladies Lilac hat, c.1930-1950
This hat is made of straw and is decorated with a sheer fabric and small bunches of artificial flowers.
Ladies Short Gloves, c.1940
Short gloves were worn generally in the day or with long sleeves and were popular throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.
These gloves appear to have been handmade, crocheted out of wool.
Ladies Short Lace Gloves, c.1950s
Short gloves were worn during the day or with long sleeves and were worn throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
We believe that these gloves date from around the 1950s.
They are made ...
Ladies Silk Dress, 1960s
This silk dress was handmade and has a hand painted design of flowers.
It probably dates to the late 1960s, it is short in length and the flowers were painted in bright 'psychedelic' colours reminiscent ...
Ladies Silver Evening Gloves, c.1960s
These long gloves would have been worn for a special occasion or as evening wear.
They are made using a metallic silver thread which means they were probably made in the 1960s.
Ladies Wedding Shoes, 1926
Worn in 1926 by Mrs Salt (nee Miss Mary Ellen Barks) on her wedding day.
Although they appear plain for a wedding they were also practical and could be worn again after the wedding, as shoes were expensive. ...
Ladies White Cotton Apron
This apron is made out of cotton and has simple white embroidery for decoration and a lace trim.
The top edge of this apron would have been pinned in place and would have been called a 'pinny'.
It ...
Ladies White Lace Apron
Aprons were originally used to protect the wearer’s clothes from harm, yet as time passed aprons started to be used to show status or occupation in society.
This apron is made out of lace and was ...
Late medieval finger ring, found at Loggerheads
This is a late medieval silver finger ring. The hoop is flat and engraved on the exterior with text interspersed with cross-hatching. The legend begins with a cross pattee and reads '+IESUS'. Following ...
Laying the foundation stone of the Municipal Hall, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph captures the Mayor and civic dignitaries at the laying of the foundation stone to the Municipal Hall. Within the foundation stone was a time capsule, that contained among other things, ...
Leather Handbag, c.1900-1940
This handbag is made out of toughened leather with a small woven handle and a clasp fastening.
There is a small area of metalwork which adds some detail to an otherwise plain handbag.
The handbag ...
Leycett
An old corner shop at Leycett is pictured here with residents standing outside. At the time this photograph was taken only about twenty houses in the village were still occupied.
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933
This stole is made of an unusual type of fur - that of a lion.
The stole was given to Mrs Sumnall by her employers in the early 1930s.
Apparently a member of her employers family had shot the ...
Loomer Bridge, footpath from Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph captures three boys against the background of the pyramid-like slag heap from one of the local coal mines.
Lt. Colonel Johnson’s Belt Buckle
Lt. Colonel Johnson served in the North Staffordshire Regiment for over seventeen years, and had seen action in South Africa before serving in World War One.
In September 1914 he was selected to train ...
Lurex Gloves, 1960s/1970s
These long evening gloves are made using a lurex type fabric which was popluar in the 1960s and 1970s.