Special Service Building, Yarnfield
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...
St. Chad's Church at Beacon Barracks formerly RAF Stafford
On 3 February 1961 St. Chad’s Church was dedicated by the Bishop of Lichfield, Dr A.S. Reeve. With accommodation for around 250, the £12,000 building replaced the hutted church that had been in use since ...
St. Chad's Church at Beacon Barracks, formerly RAF Stafford
The stained glass windows pictured inside St. Chad’s Church at RAF Stafford were designed by Mrs Valerie Green at her Stained Glass Studio in Scarborough and donations for the appeal for the windows was ...
St. Chad's Church at Beacon Barracks, formerly RAF Stafford
On 3 February 1961, St. Chad’s Church was dedicated by the Bishop of Lichfield, Dr A.S. Reeve. With accommodation for around 250, the £12,000 building replaced the hutted church that had been in use since ...
St. Chad's Church at RAF Stafford
Prior to the unveiling of St Chad’s Church Foundation Stone (hidden behind the Union Flag), a reading is given by the Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF, Rev. F.W. Cocks (who later became the Bishop of Shrewsbury), ...
Stafford Crown Court Opening and RAF Stafford
Service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured with bayonets fixed as they form a guard of honour during the summer opening of the Crown Court ceremony in Victoria Square, Stafford. The processional ...
Stafford Crown Court Opening and RAF Stafford
On a January day a procession attending the opening ceremony of the Hilary Term (January to March) at Stafford Crown Court is pictured outside the Crown Court building in Victoria Square, Stafford. The ...
Stafford Crown Court Opening and RAF Stafford
On a January day service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured in Victoria Square, Stafford leading a procession for the opening ceremony of the Hilary Term (January to March) at Stafford Crown Court. ...
Stafford Crown Court Opening with RAF Stafford
On a January day service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured leading a procession from the Old Judge's Lodgings in the Market Square, Stafford. The processional party consisted of civic dignitaries, ...
Stafford Pageant and RAF Stafford
The RAF Stafford Pageant Float with a Gazelle HT3 helicopter is pictured in the Market Square, Stafford, celebrating the 50th anniversary for the RAF at Stafford. The building in the background is the ...
Stafford’s Mayor - 400 years Anniversary Celebration
2014 marks the 400 year anniversary since King James I sealed a Royal Charter which established Stafford's Mayoral system.
Pictured is the new Mayor of Stafford (Councillor Ray Sutherland) with fellow ...
Stan Holt
Stan joined the R.A.F Volunteer Reserve in July 1939 shortly before the outbreak of WW2. He had grown up in Stafford, part of a large family with 4 brothers and three sisters, attending St Leonard's Avenue ...
Stationary Volunteer Band, R.A.F. Hednesford
Th Stationary Volunteer Band consisted of both Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm personnel. The Bandmaster, Flight Sergeant Broadgate (wearing gloves), is next to the central drum in the front ...
Supermarine Spitfire
This Mark XVI Supermarine Spitfire is housed in a specially-refurbished gallery at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, where it is undergoing restoration by Supermarine Ltd.
Tailor's shop, Yarnfield
US Army personnel having a cigarette break. US Forces occupied Beatty Hall, Howard Hall and Duncan Hall in Yarnfield during World War II.
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in ...
Tea Van, Stoke-on-Trent
The Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Council Officials and Civil Defence members during the Second World War.
Mobile tea vans like this would have been operated by such groups as the Women's Voluntary Service ...
The Annual Fire Pump Competitions at RAF Stafford
This photograph was taken during the annual fire pump competitions which were held between the fire crews at each RAF storage depot. The fire crews are pictured on parade during an inspection along with ...
The Barracks, Yarnfield
The Barracks at Yarnfield. US Forces occupied Beatty Hall, Howard Hall and Duncan Hall in Yarnfield during World War II. This photograph is believed to show Duncan Hall.
An image from the 'Yarnfield ...