Hot Lane, Burslem
5 Hot Lane, Burslem. Originally this two storey building was built as a public house called The Dog and Partridge. Today its function is that of a scout hut. The ground floor has two large beaded windows ...
Howard Hall Hostel, Yarnfield,
Howard Hall camp was built at the beginning of the Second World War to house War Workers from the Royal Ordnance factory at Swynnerton. When the Americans came into the war in 1941, the camp was handed ...
Howard Hall Theatre, 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 ...
Howard Hall, Yarnfield
UAS Forces troops marching to Barracks at Howard Hall, Yarnfield.
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in ...
Humber House residents, Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton
Each of the accommodation blocks at Frobisher Hall was named after a river, starting with Avon, and moving alphabetically through to Humber, Irwell, Jordan and Kennet.
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for ...
Hunger on the Home Front - A satyrical document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Wartime
In times of war, the fortunes of both tradespeople and townspeople could nose-dive - and in 1812 the Potteries were feeling the intense strain of Britain's long war with Napoleon's France.
Soup ...
Hunt meet, Yoxall
Meynell fox hunt meet in Yoxall. Mounted on his horse, centre, is Gerald Hardy, Master of Hounds.
Hunt meet, Yoxall
Meynell fox hunt meet in Yoxall. Huntsmen, horses and foxhounds 'on the war to the cover'.
Hunt meet, Yoxall
Meynell fox hunt meet in Yoxall. In the foreground, mounted on his horse is W.A.H. Bass. Sir William Arthur Hamar Bass (1879-1952) was a member of the Bass family of brewers. He was a racehorse owner ...
Hunt meet, Yoxall
Meynell fox hunt meet in Yoxall. Huntsmen, horses and foxhounds.
Hunt meet, Yoxall
Meynell fox hunt meet in Yoxall
Infantry Clerks Training Course, Whittington Barracks, near Lichfield
A group of soldiers, including some from the North Staffordshire Regiment, at the Infantry Clerks Training Centre at Whittington Barracks.
In the first row from the back are to back row are: Pte Landon ...
Inspecting Bass & Co. horses, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide view of war officials inspecting Bass & Co.'s horses for war transport work. The horses are being inspected in Guild Street. The law courts can be clearly seen in the background and what ...
Inspection by the Queen of members of the Staffordshire Regiment
Presentation of the new colours at the Molyneux Ground in Wolverhampton by the Queen. Watchman 2 (the mascot) is pictured here with the Queen.
Inspection of Bass horses on Mobilization Day, Burton-on-Trent
A crowd watches as a Bass horse is led from the stables in Guild Street, to be sent to war in 1914.
Interior of a barrack room, Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
Accommodation was in long rooms with a row of beds down each side and one stove in the centre. Kit was stowed on open shelves and rails; closed lockers only came in much later.
Interior of the Royal Army Temperance Association's hut at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
This hut provided amenities for members of the Royal Army Temperance Association, which was a strong movement in the late 19th Century and up to the 1930s.
International Year of Peace memorial, Cannock Chase
Watercolour painting of 'International Year of Peace' memorial on Cannock Chase, erected in 1986. A| watercolour painted by S. Hancocks, dated December 1986.