V.E. Day Party, Westlands Road, Uttoxeter
Residents of Westlands Road, Hockley Road and Stafford Road pictured at a V.E. Day party on Westlands Road. Victory in Europe Day, on 8 May 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe.
V.E. Day, English Electric Co., Stafford
The Meter Shop, decorated for V.E. Day at the end of World War II. Women employees involved in the production of vitally important precision instruments to assist with the war effort.
The English ...
V.E. Day, Middleport, Burslem
A cobbled backstreet in Middleport, near Burslem in seen here with flags and bunting in celebration of Victory in Europe day.
Residents from the street would work together to bake cakes and make sandwiches ...
V.J. Day Celebrations, Stone
Residents of the Field Terrace, Albert Street, Victor Street and Edward Street in the Stonefield area of Stone enjoying their street party, celebrating the end of the Second World War on Victory in Japan ...
V.J. Day Street Party, Great Haywood,
Parents and children at a Victory in Japan Day street party at The Ring. The photograph was taken outside no.8, the home of George and Diana Shaw (the piano on the left belonged to them).
On the back ...
VE Day Celebrations at RAF Stafford
Pictured are service personnel celebrating VE Day with a ‘knees up’ in the Accounts Department at RAF Stafford. Following the Prime Minister's Victory broadcast all ranks ceased work and joined in the ...
Victory Celebrations at English Electric Co., Stafford,
Female factory workers at the English Electric Co. factory on Lichfield Road celebrate victory at the end of World War Two.
The company had changed to war work on the outbreak of war, as they had ...
Victory celebrations, Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton
Mary Wayte (third from left) with performers in a 'V for Victory' show held at Frobisher Hall.
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton during and just after ...
WAAFS Parade, Battle of Britain Week, Stafford,
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) parade during Battle of Britain Week, seen here on Victoria Road, Stafford.
The Battle of Britain was a series of air raids by the German Air Force between June 1940 ...
Walter Robinson Handforth
Walter Robinson Handforth (1889-1956) of Hooly House, Ricardo Street, Dresden, Stoke on Trent, wearing the uniform of a Special Constable in Stoke on Trent City Police during World War II.
Walter Roy Handforth
A portrait of Walter Roy Handforth (1920-1980) wearing the uniform of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II. A portrait taken by William Williamson of Longton. He later became a barrister....
War memorial unveiling, Uttoxeter
School boys standing outside the school hall in Bradley Street, Uttoxeter at the Unveiling of the Old Alleynians 1939-1945 War Memorial in 1948. This part of Bradley Street is now Back Lane but at that ...
War Memorial, Albert Square, Fenton
This war memorial is situated in Albert Square, Fenton, outside the Town Hall. The monument was constructed between 1918 and 1924 to commemorate the First World War. It is a four sided obelisk made from ...
War Memorial, Calton
The Calton war memorial commemorates those who gave their lives during the First World War. It is set into the wall of the Village Hall, the former Village School.
In a special ceremony, on 28 June ...
War Memorial, Colton
View of the village war memorial at Colton, dedicated to the local fallen of both world wars. At the time the photograph was taken, the memorial was decorated with remembrance poppies and wreaths to commemorate ...
War Memorial, Croxden
Croxden’s War Memorial stands in the churchyard of St. Giles’ Church. It commemorates 12 men who fell during the First World War. In 2007 the names of three men who died serving their country during the ...
War memorial, Denstone College, Denstone
War memorial to the boys of Denstone College who gave their lives in the wars of 1914-18 and 1939-1945. It stands in the Lonsdale Quadrangle and was designed by Sir Aston Webb & Sons and is surmounted ...
War Memorial, Endon
Memorial to the men of Endon who fell in the two world wars in the form of a tall square plinth topped with a cross. The memorial stands in St. Luke's Churchyard. The fallen of World War 1 are listed ...