Film in North Staffordshire

Film in North StaffordshirePublished to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Stoke Film Theatre, this unique publication celebrates the history of film culture in North Staffordshire from the opening of the first cinemas in 1910 to the present. It highlights the important role played by community involvement in the establishment of Stoke Cine Society in the 1930s, the North Staffordshire Film Society in the 1940s, Stoke Film Theatre in the 1970s, and Staffordshire

NATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL: The planning process from 1981

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Bob Kelsall engraved the original printing plates from the design for the new Murray Curvex printing machine

Digging for Victory shows Queens Park and local allotments in 1941

steps forward are illustrated with film and new scans of original visual material - sketches

This collection of archive films and interviews from Staffordshire Film Archive represents the best examples of Longton captured on film from the 1930s to the early 1990s

Coronation Year

THE STORY OF SHAP

Ashley Thompson & Chris Dean

his innovative ideas and concepts were adapted by virtually every proprietor in the business and Astley’s original ideas formed the basis of the later extravaganzas created by many of the nineteenth century impresarios

the collection begins with the entire Vickers film charting the run-up to and participation in the 1931 Schneider Trophy Race – in which Reginald Mitchell’s superbly designed S6b seaplane won the trophy outright for Britain after 18 years of the contest

packed with photos