Birch Walk, near Colwich, Cannock Chase
Postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford. Postmarked 18 November 1915.
Brindley Village, Cannock Chase
The Ministry of Pensions Hospital at Brindley Heath on Cannock Chase. The Military Hospital was built in 1916 to serve both Brocton and Rugeley army training camps. The hospital had twelve wards with ...
Camp Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph shows a section of Old Camp Road, close to the Sycamore's where "S" and "T" Battalion Lines were laid out. In the distance is Chase Road where it meets the main road as it bends to the ...
Cannock Chase
In the early 1980s Jake Whitehouse took photographs of views of where the Camps once stood. This one unfortunately does not specify its location and it is not possible to identify the view. It is more ...
Cannock Chase
A car parked at side of road through a Forestry Commission conifer plantation on Cannock Chase. This is possibly Birches Valley at Marquis Drive, looking towards towards Rugeley.
Postcard published ...
Cannock Chase
A 'Teesee' series postcard published by Praill's, Couriers Office, Cannock and Hednesford. postmarked 9 September 1933. The exact location of this view is not known.
Cannock Chase views
Five views of the Cannock Chase landscape.
The writer says he is "walking around half asleep" and comments on how nice the area is. As there is no mention of military service he may have been a civilian ...
Cannock Chase, Milford
A typical Cannock Chase view of heath, bracken and trees, but because of tree growth over the last century it is not possible to identify the exact location.
Cannock Chase, Milford
Captioned 'View in woods looking south, Milford' it has not been possible to identify the exact location of this postcard view.
Cannock Chase, near Colwich
A colour-tinted postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Greengate, Stafford. The exact location of this view is not known.
Cannock Chase, near Little Haywood
A colour-tinted postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Postmarked 3 July 1909.
Cannock Chase, near Little Haywood
A colour-tinted postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Dated 1910.
Cannock Chase, Rugeley
Judging by the caption and the slope this view is on the north-western perimeter of Cannock Chase and the land is flat in comparison and farmland. The water looks like a man-made feature, possibly a former ...
Chase Road Corner, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph was taken in 1979 by Jake Whitehouse and shows reproduces a scene of a Great War postcard where a horse and cart had come around the bend of the road toward Brocton. On the bend today ...
Chase Road Corner, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This is one of the few concrete structures that was not removed from Brocton Camp when Lord Lichfield had the area restored to a Grouse Moor. The main structure was the weighbridge for the coal that was ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
As Chase Road climbs out of Brocton and levels out, it passes the former Battalion Lines "H" and "I" where there are remains of the area in which the New Zealand Rifle Brigade were stationed. You would ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock chase
This photograph, taken in 1982, shows Chase Road just before it descends into Brocton. On the left would have been Battalion Line "J" of the Camp with the Guard House and Commanding Officers Office in ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Whilst Jake Whitehouse was preparing his book 'A Town for Four Winters', he toured the Chase and took photographs of where certain parts of the Camp were originally located. This was a very interesting ...