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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

A view from the south-west showing the Battalion Lines 16 to 18 in the foreground and Penkridge Bank Road disappearing into the distance and bearing to the left. At this point was the White House and ...

Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

This postcard view was taken quite early on in the development of Rugeley Camp as parts of it are still being built and the roadway is requiring its finishing coating. Initially the materials were brought ...

Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

This gentleman and his dog appear in quite a few of the postcards from the period and he must have been a friend or assistant to the photographer. Having a person in front of the panoramic view helps ...

Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

Before the tracks were upgraded across the Chase it was reported to be very uncomfortable to cross and the locals were pleased with the better roads provided after the War. This is the south-western fringe ...

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

It is difficult to identify the precise location of this photograph. Brocton Camp would have the letter of the Battalion Line above the door together with the hut number which made it easier to identify ...

Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

This postcard view shows the military railway coming down Penkridge Bank Road from the White House where it splits to go round Rifle Range Corner to the left of the photograph. The Parade Ground ahead ...

Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

A general view of huts at Rugeley Camp, but almost impossible to identify the exact location. The general accommodation huts were kept off the ground by concrete pads. These can still be located in certain ...

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

This is one of the few colour-tinted postcards of the Grat War Camps. This is a view of Rugeley Camp from the Penkridge side of Penkridge Bank Road, just down from Broadhurst Green. Most of the people ...

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

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...