Land Army girls at Shugborough,
Land Army girls Muriel Jessop and Mrs Sillito at Shugborough Walled Garden during the Second World War.
Muriel Jessop worked as a Land Girl at Shugborough from November 1939 to late 1944. The garden ...
Land Army Girls. Circa 1942
During WW II many women joined the armed forces in non-combatant roles, that is they did not see actual fighting.
Some women went into the Royal Air Force or the Royal Navy. Some women chose to be ...
Latrine, Perton Airfield
A derelict building in Hoylake Woods, Perton which dates from the time of Perton Airfield. This building was a latrine block and has since been demolished.
Perton Airfield was constructed in 1940 ...
Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of French soldiers from the camp at Trentham during World War Two.
Local Home Guard Platoon, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the local Home Guard platoon during World war 2 marching down Liverpool Road.
Longton C.E. School
Photograph shows war time shelters and static water tank.
Longton Church of England School was built in 1836 on School Lane (later Webberley Lane).
Lotus Ltd. War Memorial, Stafford
Memorial to the memory of the men from Lotus who fell in the First World War and the Second World War. When the Lotus factory on Sandon Road was demolished in 1998, the memorial was moved to nearby John ...
Lt. Col. R.A. Davies, South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
Lt. Col. R.A. Davies, Commanding Officer of the 29th Battalion (West Bromwich) South Staffordshire Regiment Home Guard. Richard Arthur Davies was born in Liverpool in 1886. He studied at Liverpool University ...
Luftwaffe View of RAF Stafford
The Luftwaffe was certainly aware of RAF Stafford during 1940 as this reconnaissance photograph shows. The Station's sites are clearly marked out north of Stafford. Fortunately RAF Stafford was able ...
Mail sorting office, 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 ...
Marching Band, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,
R.A.F. band forming part of the Battle of Britain Week parade, Victoria Road, Stafford.
The Battle of Britain was a series of air raids by the German Air Force between June 1940 and April 1941. These ...
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This Mark 1 Spitfire from R.A.F. Bicester was on display outside the Brampton Museum (then the Borough Museum and Art Gallery) in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air ...
Market Square, Stafford
Market day in the Market Square, Stafford during the Second World War. In the background is the Shire Hall with posters advertising National War Bonds and National Savings.
Mary Brown, Shooting Butts Camp School, Rugeley
Mary Brown pictured at Shooting Butts Camp School, near Rugeley. Mary moved from Southall, London to work at Shooting Butts Camp as a General Assistant for approximately three years. Whilst working ...
Matthew Edward Joyce, Pioneer Corps. Born 1919
Matthew Joyce was born in December 1919 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Matthew survived combat in World War Two.
Meadleys Farm, Pattingham
Meadleys Farm was used for rest and recreation (R&R) for the Air Force personnel from Australia and New Zealand during the 2nd World War. They would board at the farm for a few days of rest and relaxation ...
Medical staff, 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 ...
Medical Ward, Frobisher Hall , Swynnerton
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton during and just after the 2nd World War. Workers at R.O.F. Swynnerton, a high percentage of which were women, filled ...