St. Peter's Church, Hednesford
St. Peter's Parish Church, Hednesford was built on land donated by The Marquis of Anglesey and opened in 1868. it was built from stone from the Marquis's quarry at Etchinghill, Rugeley. Hednesford became ...
Flag Tower, Alton Towers
The Flag Tower stands five storeys high and and at one time served to provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside. It occupies the highest point of Bunbury Hill to the west of the house.
The ...
Station Road, Milford
Two horse drawn vehicles cross the bridge over the River Sow and approach the bridge above the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. A third bridge in the distance takes the road over the London & North ...
NZRB soldiers, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Three unidentified New Zealand Rifle Brigade soldiers pictured in a photograph taken at a local studio to be sent back home to loved ones. The local photographers must have had been kept very busy with ...
Wedding of NZRB soldier and Staffordshire girl
When the New Zealand Rifle Brigade came to Brocton Camp in 1917 they had quite an impact on the local area and were well liked. Some, like this soldier, married local girls. The card was sent from Sam ...
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 ...
NZRB soldiers, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Two good friends from the New Zealand Rifle Brigade pose for their studio photograph. One of them has written on the reverse: "My mate Jim Grey, an ugly old devil isn't he".
Hatherton Hall
Grade II listed Hatherton Hall was built in 1817 and was the seat of the Walhouse family. It was rebuilt by Moreton Walhouse, possibly in an emotional reaction to being passed over in his uncle, Sir ...
General View of Hednesford
This early view of Hednesford is probably taken from the area bordering Church Hill, close to where the present Roman Catholic burial ground is located, looking towards the town.
Church Hill, Hednesford
The postcard view looks down Hednesford's Church Hill to its junction with Uxbridge Street and Rugeley Road, and across into Market Street. The coal miners' houses on the right have been demolished but ...
Ravenhill House, Brereton
he house had been briefly unoccupied when, in March 1915, the War Office intimated that Lady Zouche had offered the house as a V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detached) Hospital to be operated by the Red Cross for ...
NZRB soldier, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
An unidentified New Zealand Rifle Brigade soldier, stationed at Brocton Camp. Postcard portrait photographed by Duncans, 15 Allenby Road, Hull and Camp View, Brocton, Staffordshire
Near Chase Road, Cannock Chase
A photograph taken in the early 1980s by Jake Whitehouse showing the site of the Water Tower, Power House and 'O' Lines of Brocton Camp. There is evidence of trench digging in the foreground.
Postcard message, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A photograph of the reverse of a postcard dated 20 September 2017. The address is 493 HS Coy, 'N' Lines, 13 Hut, Brocton. It is addressed to Mrs J. Watson, James Street, Blaby, Leicester.
Prisoner of War postcard, Peak Dale, Stockport
A photograph of the reverse of a postcard sent by a German Prisoner of War named Ebermann who was based at a Working Camp at Peak Dale, near Stockport. Brocton Camp was the Parent Camp for a number of ...
NZRB Rifleman, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Rifleman L.M. Blyth, 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, stationed at Brocton Camp 1917 to 1918. Later on in World War I Lawrence Morris Blyth was promoted to Sergeant and later on in his military ...
New Zealand Rifle Brigade soldier, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A studio portrait of an unidentified NZRB soldier stationed at Brocton Camp, dated 11 September 1918 and sent to 'Greta'.
Photographer: Joyce Studios, near the George, Guildford, Sutton-Veny and Worcester....
Walton-on-the-Hill Church, near Stafford
St. Thomas' Church, Walton-on-the-Hill, near Stafford was built in 1853 to designs by Little Haywood architect, Charles Trubshaw.
A postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford and postmarked ...