Matthew Edward Joyce, Pioneer Corps. Born 1919
Matthew Joyce was born in December 1919 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Matthew survived combat in World War Two.
Ordnance Workers, Radway Green, near Alsager, Cheshire
Ordnance workers at Radway Green, Alsager collecting for the war effort. The plaque reads 'A Local Bomb For Hitler. Carriage paid by RAF'.
Private John 'Jack' Joyce, 212681 Royal Army Service Corps. Born 1909
John was born 6th October 1909 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He married Elleanor Annie Thorley, pictured with two of their sons, on 26th September 1942. John and Elleanor had six children.
John ...
Reginald Mitchell
Reginald Mitchell was born at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove in 1895 and was educated at Hanley High School. At sixteen, he gained an apprenticeship at Kerr Stuart & Co of Fenton.
After ...
Soldiers at Alton Towers
A group of soldiers at Alton Towers in May 1944.
During the Second World War Alton Towers was used as a centre for training officers of different regiments for specific tasks.
Most of these men ...
Supermarine Spitfire
This Mark XVI Supermarine Spitfire is housed in a specially-refurbished gallery at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, where it is undergoing restoration by Supermarine Ltd.
Survey of Air Raid Damage
An official surbey of air-raid damage commissioned by the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 1941.
Tea Van, Stoke-on-Trent
The Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Council Officials and Civil Defence members during the Second World War.
Mobile tea vans like this would have been operated by such groups as the Women's Voluntary Service ...
Thomas Henry Alder, 1429835 Royal Artillery. Born 1920
Thomas Alder was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 28th January 1920. He joined the Royal Artillery on 11th July 1938 and was posted to 213 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. He was billeted in St. Michael’s ...
Trentham Ballroom
During the Second World War many important departments were moved from London and other major cities in order to evade air raids.
On 26 August 1939, just prior to the outbreak of war, the Bankers ...
Trentham Gardens Ballroom
During the Second World War (1939 to 1945) the Central Bank was moved from London to Trentham Gardens as a precaution against bombing.
The staff, mainly female, worked long hours here in very difficult ...
V.E. Day, Middleport, Burslem
A cobbled backstreet in Middleport, near Burslem in seen here with flags and bunting in celebration of Victory in Europe day.
Residents from the street would work together to bake cakes and make sandwiches ...
War Memorial, Albert Square, Fenton
This war memorial is situated in Albert Square, Fenton, outside the Town Hall. The monument was constructed between 1918 and 1924 to commemorate the First World War. It is a four sided obelisk made from ...
WRVS Tea Van, Stoke-on-Trent
The Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Council Officials and Civil Defence members photographed in front of a mobile tea van during the Second World War.
Mobile tea vans like this would have been operated ...