Stoke & Staffordshire

Pathe newsreels focusing on the Stoke and Staffordshire area, for the attention of Stuart Fear at the BBC.

Potteries Welcome Princess (1949)

Princess Elizabeth pays a visit to the pottery factories of North Staffordshire.

Rolls-Royce Farm (1964)

David Scott-Moncrieff buys Rolls-Royces which have fallen into disrepair and restores them to former glory.

Caravan Club (1954)

Excellent film about British holidaymakers being taught about foreign countries. Staffordshire.

Character Jugs (1955)

Processes involved in making Toby Jugs - Long John Silver is model focused upon.

Chimps Take Over (1962)

Chimps in clothes behaving like humans at Hints Zoo, Staffordshire.

Crockery Design (1961)

Crockery designs are created, transferred and painted onto plates at the Wedgwood factory.

Deer In Cannock Chase (1972)

Various shots of deer in the forest of Cannock Chase.

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

Plates By The Thousand (1961)

China plates are made at a factory (probably Wedgwood) in Barlaston, Staffordshire.

Farmer's Collection Of Vintage Rolls Royce's And Bentley's (1964)

David Scott-Moncrieff shows off the collection of Rolls Royces he keeps on his farm.

Football Pools Numbers Picked At Seance (1964)

Students pick football pools numbers at seance at Stafford.

Coalmen's Race (1953)

Coalmen take part in a coal carrying race at a garden fete in Stafford.

Princess Elizabeth Visits The Potteries (1949)

Princess Elizabeth on a tour of the Doulton China Works

Town Planning AKA Town Has Post War Plan (1944)

Newcastle-under-Lyme reveals its plans to build many new houses after the war.

Lichfield - New Style Houses For Renting (1965)

Partly prefabricated low cost housing being built in Staffordshire.

New Bishop Of Lichfield Enthroned (1937)

Doctor Edward Woods becomes a new bishop of Lichfield.

Burton-On-Trent (1946)

The North Staffordshire regiment receive Freedom of the Borough. Burton-on-Trent.

Lucky Gate (1938)

A gateway made up of horseshoes brings luck to those who see it. Burton-on-Trent. Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Babies - Tamworth's Exhibition Of Fine Specimens (1914)

Footage of baby show in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Hometown - Tamworth (1950)

Short travelogue showing us around the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire.

Premier In The Potteries (1928)

Stanley Baldwin and his wife visit Stoke-on-Trent.