Hairdressing salon, Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton
The hairdressing salon aty Frobisher Hall. Notice the permanent wave machine in the background.
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton during and just ...
Hall of Honour, Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
The Hall of Honour with a recumbent bronze sculpture on a plinth which represents “The Fallen Warrior” by German sculptor, Professor Hans Wimmer (1907-1992). On the far wall is a plaque to commemorate ...
Halt for refreshments, Uttoxeter ACF on an exercise in the Peak District
The Army Cadet Force (ACF) was set up for youths who were too young to join the army, making it possible for them to undergo a shorter period of training when they did become army recruits.
This photograph ...
Handbill advertising Russian Revolution memorial meeting
This handbill was distributed in Hanley giving notice of a meeting in the Temperance hall to celebrate the Russian Revolution
Harrison's Birthplace, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken at the rear of Major-General Thomas Harrison's Birthplace. Thomas Harrison was born in 1606 and became one of the countries leading army officers. He had a close relationship with Oliver Cromwell ...
Harry and Hilda Pegg, Cheddleton
A studio portrait of Harry Pegg of Hale House Farm, Ostlers Lane in army uniform with his mother Hilda Pegg (later Bagshaw). Harry Pegg served in the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Own) ...
Harry Horton on leave, Stone
Harry Horton of Stone on leave during the Great War, with his younger sister Mabel Horton.
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 ...
Harvesting wheat, Strongford Farm, Tittensor
Driving the Nuffield tractor is John Roberts, who was the Farm Manager at Strongford Farm at Tittensor. Operating the reaper binder is his son Brian, then aged about 10. They are pictured in fields ...
Heap family, Walled Garden, Shugborough
The Heap family with Women's Land Army girls at the Walled Garden, Shugborough. The Head Gardener's house is in the background. James A. Heap, tenant at the Walled Garden between 1939 and 1947, is standing ...
Hednesford War Memorial
A postcard view of Hednesford's War Memorial. Note the two shells positioned at the front corners. It looks different without today's screen of birch trees behind.
It was built on land at the edge ...
Hednesford War Memorial
Pictured are the Main Gates on the Rugeley Road which lead to a path to the Hednesford War Memorial. It was opened in 1922.
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 ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...
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 ...
HMS Daedalus camp military band, Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph was taken during the Second World War when Clayton Hall was used as a training base for Fleet Air-Arm apprentices.
HMS Fledgling, Mill Meece
WRENS and Red Cross nurses with dog mascots at HMS Fledgling, a Women's Royal Naval Service Training Station at Mill Meece.
In April 1943 the Admiralty decided to release more men for wartime service, ...