Christmas decorations, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase.
A great deal of effort has gone into decorating this hut for Christmas and New Year celebrations A note on the reverse of this postcard states it is believed that this was the hut where the East Lancashire ...
Church and Trophy Post at Barton under Needwood
This photograph, taken shortly before sunset, shows the Staffordshire Best Kept Village sign, War Memorial and St James's Church in Barton-under-Needwood.
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. Another postcard shows the opposite end of this hut where ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. The card says on the back that here you were able to purchase ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. The card says on the back that here you were able to purchase ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp
A typical Sunday morning Parade at Rugeley Camp during World War I, where the Regimental Band would play well-known hymns for the troops. The large building is the Regimental Institute where the lower ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This is an excellent view of one of the many Church Parades carried out on the Camps. It would have been a regular occurrence and the Military Band, of which there were many, would have accompanied the ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Church Parades were an important part of life within the Camps. Every Sunday or on special occasions there would have been services. Most denominations were catered for by the provision of meeting rooms ...
Clayton Tractor and Handley-Page Bomber
A Dorman-engined Clayton tractor towing a Handley-Page Type O bomber during the First World War.
Founded by William Henry Dorman in 1870 on Foregate Street, Dorman's began by manufacturing cutting ...
CLX Plaque unveiling, Alton Towers
From left to right: Capt. Philip Whitehouse, Patrick Lichfield, Jake Whitehouse, unknown.
CLX Plaque unveiling, Alton Towers
From left to right: Capt. Philip Whitehouse, Patrick Lichfield and Jake Whitehouse.
Collecting for Hospital Saturday during World War 1, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This horse-drawn float carries a group of girls all dressed as 'Allied' countries.
They are beleived to be collecting for Hospital Saturday.
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 ...
Commemorative Plaque, Butterton
Modern plaque commemorating Butterton's status as the only 'Doubly Thankful' village in Staffordshire. Such villages saw all those serving from the locality return home safely from both World Wars.
Commemorative window, St. Luke’s Church, Cannock
This commemorative window, 'the Last Communion on the Battlefield', was given by Charles Loxton in memory of his son Charles Edward Holden Loxton, known as Edward. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the North ...
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Cannock Chase
This postcard is titled 'The German cemetery', although it actually shows the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Broadhurst Green on Cannock Chase. It was known locally as the 'German cemetery' until the creation ...
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Cannock Chase
This colour-tinted postcard is titled 'The German cemetery', although it actually shows the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Broadhurst Green on Cannock Chase. It was known locally as the 'German cemetery' ...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Broadhurst Green, Cannock Chase
The majority of the graves belong to Servicemen from both sides of the conflict who died within the Cannock Chase Camps. The majority of the men were either German Prisoners of War or New Zealanders and ...