Uniquely Staffordshire

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

Every county in England has traditions and episodes of history which are unique to that county. Some are rooted in mediaeval life while others are the result of modern conflict. This small selection of documents reflects some aspects of the past which are unique to Staffordshire.

Archive Sources

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, late 19th cent.

Letter relating to the purchase of pure bred Chartley cattle by the Duke of Bedford, 1908

Photograph of part of the site of 21 MU Fauld, near Hanbury, following the explosion of the ammunition store on
27 November 1944.

Model of the proposed German Military Cemetery on Cannock Chase

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