Visit by Princess Margaret, RAF Stafford
Princess Margaret is pictured leaving one of the large warehouses at RAF Stafford during her visit to the site.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 ...
Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, Stone
View of Granville Square during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.
The Prince inspected ...
Visit of Princess Elizabeth to Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Princess is seen here meeting WRAC's from the North Staffordshire Regiment.
Visit of the Prince of Wales, Stone,
View of the High Street during a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, who was passing through the town on his way from Sandon to the Potteries, via Trentham Park.
The Prince inspected ...
W. G. Cowie, Rector of St. Mary's Church, Stafford
William Garden Cowie (1831-1902) was born in London and was curate of St. Clement, Cambridge in 1854 and then at Moulton, Suffolk 1855 to 1857. He was appointed Chaplain to British forces in India from ...
W.A.A.C.s, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A portrait photograph of two women in Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniforms at Brocton Camp. Seated is Gladys Harvey (1894-1977) from Rugeley who was a W.A.A.C. between 1917 and 1919 and worked as a waitress ...
W.H. Peach and Co. Ltd., Drawing Office, Stafford,
Drawing offices of Peach and Co. Ltd., shopfitters, at 20 Sandon Road.
W.H. Smith, Uttoxeter
W. H. Smith wearing a set of Anti-Gas protective clothing.
WAACs, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A group of four Women's Auxiliary Army Corps members pictured at Brocton Camp. Seated right is Gladys Harvey of Rugeley who worked as a waitress in the camp canteen between 1917 and 1919.
WAAF Wing Voluntary Band, at RAF Hednesford camp
The band are pictured here with their great dane mascot.
No buildings remain on the site of the camp, but all of the original roadways are still present.
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 ...
Wain's shop, Ashley
Wain's grocers and tea dealers, on the corner of Sovereign Lane and Church Road, Ashley. Miss Mary Wain and James Wain standing in the doorway.
Wain's shop, Ashley
Wain's grocers and tea dealers, on the corner of Sovereign Lane and Church road, Ashley. Alice and Mary Wain are standing in the doorway. The sisters took over the business after their mother, Sarah ...
Walsall Scouts at Kibblestone Camp, Stone
Walsall Troupe pictured at Kibblestone Scout Camp in 1936.
The Copeland family owned the Kibblestone estate from the mid-nineteenth century. Ronald Copeland started the first Scout Troop in Stone in ...
Walter Glitheroe, Retirement Presentation, GEC Turbine Generators Ltd., Stafford
This view was taken during the retirement presentation for Walter Glitheroe, Senior Production Engineer in the Production Engineering Department, Generator Division, at the Lichfield Road Site in Stafford.
Among ...
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.
War memorial unveiling, Weston
The unveiling of Weston's War Memorial took place on 24th May, 1923. It was performed by Sir Walter Congreve, V.C.; K.C.B; M.V.O. of Chartley Castle. The Rev. R .F .Edwards, who performed the Service, ...
War Veteran's Parade, George Street, Tamworth
A St George's Day parade of Veterans of the First World War, seen in George Street.