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Staffs Collection

"Staffs: A Journey Through History and Culture" Step into the rich tapestry of Staffordshire, a county steeped in history and brimming with captivating sights

Background imageStaffs Collection: The Staffordshire Regiment

The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales ) (or simply " Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division

Background imageStaffs Collection: Kinver, Staffordshire - view from Church Cliff

Kinver, Staffordshire - view from Church Cliff Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStaffs Collection: Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand

Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageStaffs Collection: British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1

British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1
British troops of the 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade, 13th Division, in action against the Turks at an outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War

Background imageStaffs Collection: Two Children with Staffs, 1884. Creator: Catherine Greenaway

Two Children with Staffs, 1884. Creator: Catherine Greenaway
Two Children with Staffs, 1884

Background imageStaffs Collection: Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United

Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United Netherla Creator: Anon
Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United Netherlands and the United States of America, The Hague, 7 October 1782, 1782-1785

Background imageStaffs Collection: Two Men Carrying Staffs. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt

Two Men Carrying Staffs. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Two Men Carrying Staffs

Background imageStaffs Collection: 'A Group of Pilgrims in Sight of St. Peter's, Rome'... 1850. Creator: Unknown

"A Group of Pilgrims in Sight of St. Peter's, Rome"... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours - No. 59. "A Group of Pilgrims in Sight of St. Peter's, Rome" - painted by Carl Haag, 1850. Mr

Background imageStaffs Collection: Overlooking the Little Horn, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Overlooking the Little Horn, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Overlooking the Little Horn, 1908. Photograph shows five Crow Indians, Wolf, Fish Shows (wearing headdress), Which Way, Lone Tree, and Two Whistles on horseback carrying staffs

Background imageStaffs Collection: Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford, Staffordshire

Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford, Staffordshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageStaffs Collection: Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Background imageStaffs Collection: Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard

Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard, possibly from Nuremberg, c
3576044 Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard, possibly from Nuremberg, c.1460-70 (linen & wool) by German School

Background imageStaffs Collection: Greek shield viewed inside, helmet, greaves, sword, bow, quiver and two heralds staffs

Greek shield viewed inside, helmet, greaves, sword, bow, quiver and two heralds staffs, or sceptres (engraving)
5200820 Greek shield viewed inside, helmet, greaves, sword, bow, quiver and two heralds staffs, or sceptres (engraving) by English School

Background imageStaffs Collection: Advert, Locomotive Train Victoria

Advert, Locomotive Train Victoria manufactured by Bagnall, Castle Engine Works, Stafford Date: 19th century

Background imageStaffs Collection: Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b / w photo)

Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b / w photo)
1600296 Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament)

Background imageStaffs Collection: The Relief of Ladysmith, Meeting of Generals White and Buller and their Staffs (litho)

The Relief of Ladysmith, Meeting of Generals White and Buller and their Staffs (litho)
1599440 The Relief of Ladysmith, Meeting of Generals White and Buller and their Staffs (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery

Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery
The cemetery was used by the 85ths Staffs, 9th East Surreys and Field Ambulances from January 1916 to 1918. It contains UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand

Background imageStaffs Collection: Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China

Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China
Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. 1793

Background imageStaffs Collection: Advert, Ridgway & Adderley, Booths & Colcloughs Advert, Ridgway & Adderley

Advert, Ridgway & Adderley, Booths & Colcloughs Advert, Ridgway & Adderley
Advert for Ridgway & Adderley Limited in association with Booths & Colcloughs Limited, Ash Hall, Stoke-on-Trent and Portland Place, London. 1953

Background imageStaffs Collection: Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, Staffordshire

Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, Staffordshire
Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, South Staffordshire -- bolts, nuts, rivets and washers. 1904

Background imageStaffs Collection: Rugeley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire

Rugeley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire
Scene outside Rugeley Trent Valley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire, on the Trent Valley line, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1847

Background imageStaffs Collection: Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Staffordshire 1849

Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Staffordshire 1849
Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Winton Square, Staffordshire, on the North Staffordshire Railway route. Built in Jacobean style, it opened in 1848. Date: 1849

Background imageStaffs Collection: Dance of maenads to Dionysos, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S

Dance of maenads to Dionysos, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438539 Dance of maenads to Dionysos, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Background imageStaffs Collection: Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries

Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries
Mill Room where the ingredients are mixed, Staffordshire Potteries. 1843

Background imageStaffs Collection: Louis Philippe at the Hospitium on Mount St. Gothard (engraving)

Louis Philippe at the Hospitium on Mount St. Gothard (engraving)
725878 Louis Philippe at the Hospitium on Mount St. Gothard (engraving) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Philippe at the Hospitium on Mount St)

Background imageStaffs Collection: 59th (South Staffs) Division Memorial Galmanche

59th (South Staffs) Division Memorial Galmanche
The Division claims to be the first to enter Caen which it did on 9 July The small granite memorial was erected by the villagers of Sainte-Contest

Background imageStaffs Collection: Soldier of the South Staffordshire Regiment

Soldier of the South Staffordshire Regiment stationed in the Far East (Singapore or Malaya), wearing a pith helmet and khaki shorts uniform. Date: circa 1920

Background imageStaffs Collection: St Chads Church, Lichfield, Staffordshire

St Chads Church, Lichfield, Staffordshire. Date: circa 1910

Background imageStaffs Collection: Royal Doulton Potteries, Floating Flower Bowl

Royal Doulton Potteries, Floating Flower Bowl
Royal Doulton Potteries, Burslem - Floating Flower Bowl with figure of mermaid. 1918

Background imageStaffs Collection: Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint James the Greater (tempera & gold on panel)

Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint James the Greater (tempera & gold on panel)
474187 Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint James the Greater (tempera & gold on panel) by Master of the Misericordia (fl. mid-14th century)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Pair of staff-bearing figures, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area

Pair of staff-bearing figures, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area
XBP390223 Pair of staff-bearing figures, from Guacimo, Linea Vieja area (translucent blue-green jade) by Pre-Columbian; height: 8.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStaffs Collection: The Queen of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck

The Queen of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336592 The Queen of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStaffs Collection: St Raphael (oil on canvas)

St Raphael (oil on canvas)
781621 St Raphael (oil on canvas) by Perez de Murillo, AndrA©s (c.1660-1727); 87x37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a pair)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Quarter staff (engraving)

Quarter staff (engraving)
614307 Quarter staff (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two men fighting with a quarter staff)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Old Elspeth (engraving)

Old Elspeth (engraving)
725882 Old Elspeth (engraving) by Liverseege, Henry (1803-32); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Elspeth. Illustration for The Gallery of Engravings (circa 1880)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Justice being dispensed by the Druids, illustration from Hutchinson

Justice being dispensed by the Druids, illustration from Hutchinson
STC363597 Justice being dispensed by the Druids, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Pearse

Background imageStaffs Collection: In Memory of Gordon, the Service among the Ruins of the Residency at Khartoum (engraving)

In Memory of Gordon, the Service among the Ruins of the Residency at Khartoum (engraving)
1063674 In Memory of Gordon, the Service among the Ruins of the Residency at Khartoum (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Memory of Gordon)

Background imageStaffs Collection: The Fall of Santiago, General Toral surrendering to General Shafter (engraving)

The Fall of Santiago, General Toral surrendering to General Shafter (engraving)
1063638 The Fall of Santiago, General Toral surrendering to General Shafter (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of Santiago)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta (engraving)

Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta (engraving)
1103655 Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta)

Background imageStaffs Collection: Man waits to pay for a Christmas tree - Cannock Chase Forest

Man waits to pay for a Christmas tree - Cannock Chase Forest
A man looks bored as he waits to pay for a Christmas tree he has selected in the tree sale at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

Background imageStaffs Collection: A woman sitswith her two small dogs, Cannock Chase Forest

A woman sitswith her two small dogs, Cannock Chase Forest
A woman sits in her winter clothes cuddling her two small dogs. She waits for her husband to buy a Christmas tree, Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

Background imageStaffs Collection: A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling

A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling opertations in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991

Background imageStaffs Collection: Two Men Fighting With Quarter Staffs. Robin Hood And Little John

Two Men Fighting With Quarter Staffs. Robin Hood And Little John. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Background imageStaffs Collection: The Relief of Ladysmith

The Relief of Ladysmith: meeting of Generals White and Buller and their staffs, during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) Date: 1900

Background imageStaffs Collection: Alton Towers, England - the monument to Earl Charles

Alton Towers, England - the monument to Earl Charles
The Choragic Monument to Earl Charles was commissioned in the 1820s by the nephew of Earl Charles and stands near the entrance of the gardens at Alton Towers, now a adventure park and fairground

Background imageStaffs Collection: General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell and his staff, Dublin

General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell and his staff, Dublin. 1916. Topfoto stills library picture library stock archive vintage Ireland Irish Rebellion 1916

Background imageStaffs Collection: Interior view, Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire

Interior view, Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Interior view facing the altar, Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire. 19th century

Background imageStaffs Collection: Keele Hall / Staffs / 1879

Keele Hall / Staffs / 1879
Keele Hall, Staffordshire Date: 1879



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"Staffs: A Journey Through History and Culture" Step into the rich tapestry of Staffordshire, a county steeped in history and brimming with captivating sights. From the gallant soldiers of The Staffordshire Regiment to the serene beauty of Kinver, this is a land that tells stories. Gaze upon the breathtaking view from Church Cliff in Kinver, where rolling hills meet endless skies. Feel a sense of wanderlust as you imagine the footsteps of Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand who once graced these lands. Transport yourself to World War I, where British troops valiantly fought against Turks near Kirkuk. Their bravery echoes through time as we honor their sacrifice. Discover tranquility at Izaak Walton's Cottage in Shallowford, an idyllic retreat nestled amidst nature's embrace. Let your imagination drift along Rudyard Lake's shores, where inspiration meets serenity. Marvel at a tapestry fragment depicting St Pancras and St Gotthard - a testament to craftsmanship and devotion from Nuremberg during the 15th century. Relive historic moments like The Relief of Ladysmith or witness The Battle of Stalingrad come alive through vivid color lithographs. These pivotal events shaped our world forever. Delve into ancient civilizations as you admire Greek shields, helmets, swords - artifacts that whisper tales of valor and conquest. Two heralds staffs or sceptres stand proudly by their side – symbols of authority and power. Experience progress roaring into life with an advertisement showcasing Locomotive Train Victoria - a marvel that propelled humanity forward on iron tracks. Lastly, pay homage to those who served but did not sit in the Last Parliament through poignant black-and-white photographs capturing their unwavering dedication to public service. In Staffordshire lies a treasure trove for history enthusiasts and curious souls alike; each hint offering glimpses into different chapters woven together by time itself. Come, explore and be captivated by the stories that Staffordshire has to share.