Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Hednesford
A postcard view of the interior of the church which was opened in 1934. This view shows one of the two transepts, each having lancet windows with a rose window above. The seating at this time was individual ...
Pithead No.3 Pit, Cannock Chase Colliery
View of coal trucks at the pithead, with head frame, buildings and a chimney in the background.
Pottal Pool Gravel Pit, Cannock Chase
Pottal Pool Gravel Pit was operated by Brocton Gravel Company which had been set up by Fred Ridley in 1930. Harold Foster, relative of Fred Ridley, built and managed Portal Pool gravel pit in the 1940s, ...
Pottal Pool Gravel Pit, Cannock Chase
Pottal Pool Gravel Pit was operated by Brocton Gravel Company which had been set up by Fred Ridley in 1930. Harold Foster, relative of Fred Ridley, built and managed Portal Pool gravel pit in the 1940s, ...
Pottal Pool, Cannock Chase
Looking out across Pottal Pool from the chalet.
Pottal Pool Lido opened on 3 August 1933, offering bathing, light luncheons and teas. As well as swimming and diving facilities there was a paddling ...
Pottal Pool, Cannock Chase
Pictured sitting in front of the chalet at Pottal Pool Lido are Harold Foster and his daughter Doris. Harold Foster managed the gravel pit at Pottal Pool in the 1940s.
Pottal Pool Lido opened on 3 ...
Rawnpike Oak, near Cannock Wood
A view of the locally famous Rawnpike Oak, named as Rawn Oak on this postcard. This ancient tree was believed to be an ancient boundary marker and was sited near The Rag Inn. It was thought to be over ...
Rodbaston Farm Institute, Penkridge
This postcard view shows Tennis players posing for the camera with Rodbaston Hall in the background. Rodbaston Hall was built for William Holland by 1834. In 1854 the Holland family sold it to Thomas ...
Rodbaston Farm Institute, Penkridge
This postcard view shows Rodbaston Hall which was built for William Holland by 1834. In 1854 the Holland family sold it to Thomas Shaw Hillier. It was sold again in 1871 to Henry Ward whose widow Jane ...
Rumer Hill, Cannock
A house and former shop located in the area of Rumer Hill. The exact location of the property is unknown, but behind it is a large spoil tip possibly associated with Mid Cannock Colliery or the brick ...
Schoolboys performing gymnastics, St Peters Church, Hednesford, Cannock
Young boys dressed in school uniform in a gymnastic formation. The picture was taken on the grass where the new church hall now stands.
The first St Peters' Church was constructed in 1868, on the site ...
Shiela and Joyce Brevitt, Walhouse Girls School, Cannock
Walhouse School was founded in 1828 by Mrs Ann Craycroft Walhouse of Hatherton Hall who gave £2,000 to buy the land and build a school and teacher's house on New Penkridge Road. By 1851 it had become ...
Shooting Butts Camp School, Rugeley
Evacuee boys from Shooting Butts School having a needlework lesson on Cannock Chase.
Shooting Butts Camp School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee boys from Birmingham. ...
Shooting Butts School, Rugeley
A celebration meal in the canteen at Shooting Butts.
Shooting Butts Camp School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee boys from Birmingham. There was also a similar Camp School ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's football ground, The Hawthorns, and were ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. Bomb throwing practice, captioned "we threw bombs too".
The 29th Battalion were based at West ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. This photograph is captioned "Four jolly D.Rs" (Despatch Riders).
The 29th Battalion were based ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
Officers of 'B' Company.
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's football ground, ...