Cotton College War Memorial and St. Wilfrid’s R.C. Church, Cotton
In the foreground is Cotton College War Memorial which was erected to commemorate 40 former pupils who lost their lives in the First World War. It was designed by an old Cottonian, Elphege Pippet and ...
County Mental Hospital, Stafford
Nurses in an antenatal ward at the County Mental Hospital in Stafford. Standing behind the bed is Nancy Davies (nee Shelley) who was conscripted as a mental nurse during World War II.
Originally built ...
County War Memorial, Stafford,
The County War Memorial was unveiled in 1923.
It stands on Victoria Road, by the entrance to Victoria Park.
Courtship, Milford, Brocton Camp
The postcard infers that the troops are fraternizing with the locals or maybe their loved ones came to visit and stay in rooms close to the Camp. It is known that many people let rooms out to visiting ...
Cowley Tunnel, Gnosall
A postcard view of Cowley Tunnel on the Shropshire Union Canal near Gnosall.
On the reverse of the postcard there is a message which is thought to have been sent between 1940 and 1942 during the Second ...
Cranmoor Lodge Farm, Perton
During World War II RAF accommodation buildings were based at Cranmoor Lodge Farm.
Perton Airfield was constructed in 1940 as a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground. Later during the Second World ...
Cricket at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield
A postcard view of a cricket match at Whittington Barracks. In the background on the left is the Keep which is Grade II listed and also known as the Armoury. In the centre and on the right are several ...
Cricketers, Common Plot, Stone
This postcard shows a group of men on the Common Plot, Stone, some of whom are wearing cricket whites and spikes. This group appears to include convalescing soldiers as one man is in Army uniform and ...
Croquet Players, Eccleshall,
Crucifix Memorial to Private Lanzoni, Hanbury
Medieval-style memorial crucifix displayed in St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury. Presented to the church by Mrs G. Lanzoni of Milan in 1990, in memory of her uncle, Private A. Lanzoni. He was one of six Italian ...
Cycle shed, Perton Airfield
A view of a derelict building on the former Perton Airfield site, near Smith's Rough. It is believed to have been a bicycle shed for airfield personnel. In the 1980s it was known as 'Seven Jails' to ...
'D' Company 14th North Staffordshire Home Guard, Stafford
'D' Company are pictured here outside Edward VI Grammar School, Stafford.
Ken Flint is pictured on the far right of the second row from the back.
Dairy workers, Home Farm, Hales
Three milkers at Home Farm, Hales standing in a doorway. John Goodwin, centre, 70 years old, had been at Hales for many years. Margaret Gray and Irene Taft are Women's Land Army girls. All three wear ...
Dance Band, RAF Hednesford.
The station's 1944 Dance Band. It is probable that the Bandmaster is Flight Sergeant J. Broadgate.
Darlaston Inn, Meaford, near Stone
The Darlaston Inn, near Meaford. The inn closed in March 2018. Today it stands on a traffic island at the busy junction of the A34 Stoke to Stone road and the A51 to Nantwich. A group of soldiers on ...
David Kidney MP visits RAF Stafford
David Kidney MP pictured in the Gun Bay during his visit to RAF Stafford. Mr Kidney was Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1 May 1997 to 12 April 2010.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following ...
D-Day Anniversary, Stone
Members of the Stone Branch of the Royal British Legion on the 40th annivesrary of D Day, 1984. From left to right: Jack Hall, Trevor Hammer, Harry Cox.
D-Day Landing Flag
This flag is from one of the landing crafts used in the D-Day Landings on Tuesday 6th June 1944.
It was given to the youngest member of the crew Eric Heath from Sandyford.
The flag was blackened ...