Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Taken in 1980 by Jake Whitehouse, this photograph shows the location of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) Hut which was between the White House and Rifle Range corner. Just down from here was ...
Penkridge Bank, near Rugeley
This postcard sent in 1916 shows a familiar view of Penkridge Bank Road heading up toward the Camp which was the long walk either into the town or back to Barracks. The vehicle coming along the road could ...
Penkridge Bank, Rugeley
Penkridge Bank was the main road to the Rugeley Camp from Rugeley. Rugeley Camp was also known as Penkridge Bank or Hednesford Camp on some postcards.
The house on the right is still there today. ...
Penkridge Road, Rugeley
Three soldiers pose for a photograph as they descend the main road into Rugeley from the Rugeley Camp. The left hand turn would be the Birches Valley Road to Flints Corner.
The financial situation ...
People of England - document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A restless and ambitious Usurper
Broadsheet outlining the dangers posed to Great Britain by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French army.
Napoleon had fought many successful land wars with the monarchies ...
Physical and Bayonet Training staff and attached, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Physical and Bayonet Training staff and attached, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase.
Physical and Bayonet Training must have struck fear into the hearts of the troops when their ...
Physical jerks before breakfast, Uttoxeter ACF Camp
The young cadets had an inspection parade at 7.30am, before physical jerks (exercises), which Edward Wilson, one of the cadet leaders recalled, "soon dispelled any remains of sleepiness".
Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
The Picture House cinema decorated for the Peace Celebrations at the end of the First World War. The Picture House opened on Bridge Street in February 1914. It closed in 1995 and was converted into a ...
Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
Crowds of people outside the Picture House cinema decorated for the Peace Celebrations at the end of the First World War. During the day’s events, the Mayor of Stafford, Cllr Joseph Rushton, and the ...
Pig demonstration, Rodbaston Farm Institute, Penkridge
Women's Land Army recruits attending a demonstration at the pig farm at Rodbaston, led by Mr Neal.
Rodbaston College's origins lie in 1919 when the War Agricultural Committee opened an agricultural ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
The school nurse attending to a sprained wrist at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Evacuee girls painting a mural inside one of the buildings at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Domestic science lesson at Pipewood Camp School, a photograph taken by the headmistress, Miss Evans-Rose.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee girls from ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Evacuee girls and bunk beds in a dormitory at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Ten girls and their teacher during a netball lesson at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Evacuee girls getting ready for bed in a dormitory at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Girls gardening at Pipewood Camp School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee girls from Birmingham. ...
Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Six girls having a food preservation lesson at Pipewood School, a photograph taken by Miss Evans-Rose, headmistress.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee ...