Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The white lines to the right of the road show the freshly dug earth covering some of the many miles of sewerage pipes laid below both Camps. The large building to the right is the YMCA, one of numerous ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The eastern slopes of Old Acre Valley. This grainy image shows the tall chimneys of the Power Station and the long roof line of the Ordnance Depot on the horizon. Most photographs show electricity poles ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
These are "O" Battalion Lines with the 30,000 gallon Water Tower behind, the Officers' lighter coloured huts to the front, and the open-sided long hut on the right was built as a horse shelter but may ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The lighter huts in the lower part of the postcard are the Officers' Huts for "L" Lines to the left and "M" Lines to the right. Besides a truck driving up the hillside, what appears to be a steam traction ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
"N" and "O" Lines on the eastern slope of Old Acre Valley. The long roof line in the centre of the image at the back is the Ordnance Store. The layout of Brocton's main stores and ancillary buildings ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
In this postcard caption 'R.B.' refers to one of the many reserve Battalions that trained at Brocton Camp. The cart is heading down Chase Road towards Brocton Village. The original track can be seen ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Behind the original old farmhouse centre left of the photograph are the Officers' Huts of "F" Battalion Lines. In front of the original track is the newly constructed military road (now called Chase Road) ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph has been taken from the Parade Ground of either "P" or "Q" Battalion Lines. Judging by the angle it could be "P" otherwise the YMCA Hut would be in view. In the distance to the right ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The steam roller coming up the track between "M" and "N" Lines could possibly mean it is in the early phase of Camp construction or just regular maintenance.
On the opposite side of the Old Acre Valley ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The roadway separates "M" and "N" Lines whist in the distance on the other side of Old Acre Valley are "S" and "T" Lines upon Sycamore Hill. Behind the tree-line runs Old Camp Road. Another photograph ...
Brocton Military Camp
Chase Road Corner. The Anson's Bank portion of Brocton Camp lies in the background. Alternate image is a digitally colourised version of the image.
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ...
Brocton Military Camp,
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase - Brocton Camp, which was located near to Anson's Bank, ...
Brocton Village
The Green, Brocton. Postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford. The message on the reverse is from Joe, a soldier at Brocton Camp to his mother. He writes that he has started firing training ...
Camp Post Office, Chase Road, Brocton
A view of the Camp Post Office, Chase Road, Brocton Camp during World War 1.
Oil and board painting by Jake Whitehouse. Painted in 1984, based on an original postcard from about 1917.
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 ...
Camp Road, Cannock Chase
A view of Camp Road on Cannock Chase near Brocton. The was the military road to the World War 1 Army Camps.
Oil on board painting by Jake Whitehouse. Painted in February 1980 from a photograph taken ...
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 views
Five views on and around Cannock Chase and Hednesford: No. 3 Pit, west Cannock Colliery, Hednesford; The Camp, Cannock Chase; West Cannock Colliery, Hednesford; Hednesford, from Church Hill; near the ...