Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A general view of Rugeley Camp, but it is difficult to identify the viewpoint. On the hillside there are two sets of three smaller huts which are the the Latrines and Urinals, with two Ablutions Huts ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The far (Rugeley) end of Penkridge Bank Road with Rugeley Camp in the distance. The vast majority of the postcards would show this side of the Camp as there was a panoramic view of its grand scale. The ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Once again difficult to identify its location as the Camp was surrounded by slopes as it was on a plateau of flat land. An "X" has been written on the postcard which was common when the writer wanted ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This view could have been taken early on in the development of Rugeley Camp as there are large quantities of timber by the side of the track as it descends Brindley Valley from Penkridge Bank Road. The ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Scattered in front of these huts are loads of building materials so it must be in the early part of the construction of the Camp. The military railway runs from left to right down Brindley Valley from ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
In the top right quarter close to the few trees can be seen the White House. Therefore, to the right are the huts of Battalion Line No. 16 and to the left, after the Parade Ground, is Battalion Line No. ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A wider view of the Camp from the east, looking at Battalion Line numbers 17 to 19 nearest the camera. Interesting to see the conifer trees on the right hand side which proves that there had been some ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The military railway can be seen crossing the road, left to right going down Brindley Valley and then carrying on up Penkridge Bank Road toward the White House. There is a sidings adjacent to this line ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A very difficult location to identify and this could be anywhere surrounding Rugeley Camp. However, in the distance there appears to be possibly a coniferous forest plantation which could be that which ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph taken in the early 1980's by Jake Whitehouse is in the area that is now known as Tackeroo Camp Site. During the Great War this concrete base was the floor of the Army Service Corps Ordnance ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Judging but the configuration of the huts this could show the rear of No. 4 Battalion Lines taken from the side of the Ordnance Depot. It is a good example of the slope of the land and the differing height ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase views
A postcard with views of Rugeley Camp and the surrounding area. In the centre is a photograph of Rugeley Town Hall. Published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford and postmarked 12 November 1916.
This postcard ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase views
A postcard with five views of Rugeley Camp. The top two images show approaches to the Camp from different directions. Published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford and postmarked 3 May 1918.
The writer ...
Saddle tank locomotive 'Blackcock', Cannock Chase
One of the locomaotives which operated on the 'Tackeroo' on Cannock Chase during World War 1. The rolling stock for these locomotives tended to be loaned from local colliery companies. Pictured is "Blackcock" ...
Sand and gravel pit, Chase Road, Cannock Chase
This is a view of the former sand and gravel pit at the top of Chase Road as you come out of Brocton. It was probably taken from what is now Chase Vista car park. Before the extraction of the aggregates ...
Sand and gravel pit, Chase Road, Cannock Chase
This photograph was taken in 1982 and is the entrance to the gravel quarry near the top of Chase Road coming up the hill from Brocton. It is now a quiet area set aside for wildlife but before vast quantities ...
Sand and gravel pit, Chase Road, Cannock Chase
A closer view of the worked out sand and gravel pit that at the top of Chase Road, now a conservation area for wildlife. A sign of the times, when aggregates were extracted and the site left to nature. ...
Satnall Hills, Cannock Chase
A postcard photograph taken on the northern edge of Cannock chase with the caption "Tommy Love-making, Brocton Camp".
The couple are sitting on top of the small sluice gate which can still be found ...