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Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury

The dining room at Pipewood 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. There ...

Plain Answers to plain Questions in a dialogue between John Bull and Bonaparte - document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

Satirical Wartime Propoganda Fictitious dialogue between John Bull (a well-known name used to personify England) and Napoleon Bonaparte. It was produced during the Napoleonic Wars shortly after ...

Plan of Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

This plan of Brocton Camp was used during the period that huts were being sold and dispersed. Some areas of the camp are already marked as 'cleared'. It shows sewage works, service buildings. This map ...

Plum Pudding Opening, British Food Research Association

In 1958 Mrs. Lillian Astbury of Stone (left) donated a plum pudding to the British Food Research Association, based in Leatherhead, Surrey. It had been canned in 1900 for soldiers serving in the Boer ...

Poppy Cascade, St. Mary’s Church Stafford

During the centenary year of the end of the First World War, a poppy cascade was draped over the west front of St. Mary’s Church in Stafford. This cascade was created by six local schools to remember ...

Portrait of lady in the WRAF, McCann Studio, Hight Street, Uttoxeter

Post Exchange, 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 ...

Post Office, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

On the right of the image is the Camp Post Office, situated in front of one the hus used for religious worship. The cyclists have passed one of the many indoor rifle ranges on their left where raw ...

Postcard message, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

A photograph of the reverse of a postcard dated 20 September 2017. The address is 493 HS Coy, 'N' Lines, 13 Hut, Brocton. It is addressed to Mrs J. Watson, James Street, Blaby, Leicester.

Postcard of war memorial, Forsbrook

This war memorial, situated outside St. Peter's Church, lists over thirty men and women who gave their lives in the service of their country. The memorial was unvelied by Col. J. V. Campbell, VC, CMG, ...

Postcard Transcript

This postcard was published by R. W. Dawson, Stafford This postcard is interesting because of the information as follows: "Brocton Camp 30 November 1918 Dear Rob, I received your letter alright, ...

Pottal Pool, near Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

This postcard view shows what is now the main A34 Cannock to Stafford Road disappearing into the distance. The Penkridge to Rugeley Road comes from the left and onwards to Rugeley Camp. The junction ...

Pottle Pool, Penkridge Bank Camp

Postcard view of Pottle Pool crossroads near Penkridge Bank Camp. Published by W.H. Smith & Sons Greengate Street Stafford.

Poultry dressing demonstration, Rodbaston Farm Institute, Penkridge

Women's Land Army recruits watching Mr J.W. Rowland demonstrate poultry dressing at Rodbaston Farm Institute. Rodbaston College's origins lie in 1919 when the War Agricultural Committee opened an agricultural ...

Presentation of Honours and Awards at RAF Stafford

Pictured outside the Headquarters building at the largest honours and awards ceremony ever held at RAF Stafford (involving some 40 medals), are service personnel with their South Atlantic Campaign Medals, ...

Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme to the South African Volunteers

Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle to the South African Volunteers. Q.M. Sergt. Garner is pictured receiving the scroll from the Mayor (J. Lovatt, Esq J.P.) with HIH Grand Duke Michael ...

Presentation to Sergeant William Cooper, Market Place, Cheadle

This postcard scene shows a presentation being made to Sergeant William Cooper D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal), on Tuesday 9 May 1916, in the Market Place, Cheadle. The following article on Sergeant ...

Prince Bernhard visiting the Dutch Camp at Wrottesley

During World War 2, both Prince Bernhard and Queen Wilhelmina were regular visitors to the Dutch Camp at Wrottesley Park, adjacent to Perton Airfield.