Catering Department, Drake Hall, near Eccleshall

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Date:1945

Description:Page 7 of 'Drake Hall - A War-Time Hostel', a souvenir book produced for staff and residents at the Swynnerton Royal Ordinance Factory hostel at Drake Hall, produced in 1945.

The top photograph shows catering staff with their Supervisor, Dorothy Thomas; the bottom photograph shows a second group with their Supervisor, Ivy Waddingham.

The text reads:
"The Management are well aware of the difficulties of train travel during wartime and facilities are always available for the girls to obtain snacks, buns, drinks, etc., to sustain them on their journey."

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Image courtesy of: Mr Phillip Leason

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