Col. and Mrs Haszard, Milford Hall
A portrait of Col. Gerald Haszard and Mrs Dyonese Haszard (nee Levett) in the library at Milford Hall.
The daughter of William and Maud Byrd Levett of Milford Hall, Dyonese Rosamund Levett was born ...
Colonel Ralph Sneyd, Keele Hall, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Colonel Ralph Sneyd inherited Keele Hall from his father Walter. Although he spent very little time there, especially in his later life when he went to live in the south of England.
He served as a ...
Colonel William Horton
Lithograph print of the Late Colonel William Horton. William Horton (1750 - 1832) was born in Stafford and was one of the first to manufacture shoes on a large scale, employing over 1,000 workers.
His ...
Corporal Harry Poole and horse
Harry Poole was employed as head game keeper by the Earl of Shrewsbury at Ingestre Hall between 1920 and 1928. He was later employed as Head Keeper under Mr Harrison, who held the shooting rights to the ...
'D' Company 14th North Staffordshire Home Guard, Stafford
'D' Company are pictured here outside Edward VI Grammar School, Stafford.
Ken Flint is pictured on the far right of the second row from the back.
Driver Harry Penton, Norton Canes
Harry was born into a coal mining family in Norton Canes in 1896, one of eleven children. The family moved to Cannock after 1900. Harry worked at Littleton Colliery all of his working life except for ...
E. Martin, Uttoxeter
Mr Martin, pictured in his Home Guard uniform. Medal ribbons are, left to right, Military Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory medal, Territorial Efficiency Medal. Mr. Martin had previously ...
Ernest Gaskell, Pendrell Hall, Codsall
Ernest Gaskell as Napoleon.
The Gaskells moved to Pendrell Hall from The Birches in 1910 and remodelled the house and added the lodge. The Hall was purchased by Staffordshire County Council in 1955 ...
First World War photographs by Frederick Everitt of Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Frederick Everitt lived at 'Sunnyside' on Northwood Lane, Clayton in the early part of the 20th century.
He was employed as a chauffeur and was an amateur photographer.
Whilst at home on leave he took ...
Francis 'Frank' Joyce, born 1913
Frank was born on 27th March 1913 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He married Doris Scott on 9th February 1940. Frank served in Dunkirk during WWII. He died in 1968.
Frederick Arthur Dykes, 323166 Sapper Royal Engineers. Born 1894.
Frederick Dykes was born in 1894 in Staffordshire. At the outbreak of WWI he was a railway signalman, living in Talke, Staffordshire. He saw overseas service in France and was demobbed on 17th March 1919. ...
George Henry Mayer, 13005688 The Pioneer Corps. Born 1901
George was born 15th March 1901 in Drayton Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. George originally enlisted at Burslem on the 8th February 1919 into the North Staffordshire Regiment. He left the ...
Harry Penton and his dog, Cannock
Harry Penton walking with his dog 'Peg' in Cannock town centre in the mid 1950s. Harry would have been around 60 at this time, still working as a coal miner. He retired aged 65 in about 1961. He died ...
Harry Poole, Game Keeper Ingestre Hall
Portrait photograph of Harry Poole and his retriever. Harry was employed as Head Gamekeeper by the Earl of Shrewsbury at Ingestre Hall between 1920 and 1928. He was later employed as Head Keeper under ...
Henry Courtney Brocklehurst of Swythamley Park
Captain (later Lt. Col.) Henry Courtney Brocklehurst (1888-1942) of Swythamley Park pictured in France with the 10th Hussars in about 1916. While serving with the Hussars, Courtney was invited to join ...
HM Forces Canteen, Eccleshall
This photograph was taken of the official opening of the HM Forces canteen in the High Street , and shows a group of about 40 Royal Navy personnel, mainly Wrens including Captain Percival, who were from ...
Hockey Team of the 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment, Trieste
The Hockey team became the Far East Champions.
Company Sergeant Major J.M. Walker is seen here sitting the third from the left.