Cadets at Stoke Train Station, Station Road, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph shows young cadets from 237 squadron of the ATC on manoeuvres. They are carrying their kit into Stoke station on their way to training camp.
Civil Defence Group. Circa 1942
During WW II civilian men and women were recruited into jobs that would normally be controlled by personnel such as the police, military or fire brigade. Here a group of men are dress are wearing the ...
Civil Defence. Circa 1942
During the Second World War women were called upon to take over duties that would otherwise been carried out by men. With men being drafted into the armed forces women found themselves in organisations ...
Committee of the Association of Potters - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Joseph Machin, Chairman of the Committee of Potters, addressed this notice to fellow manufacturers in the Potteries.
Ruin
A ruinous war with France had brought Britain's business to its knees - ...
Dismissal of the Volunteer Corps - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Organising Burslem's Home Defences
Printed notice dated 7th November 1803, requesting a meeting in Burslem Market Hall.
The meeting was called to discuss the dismissal of the Burslem Volunteer ...
Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook - For bringing about a General Peace
Terminating a war fatal to the true interests of our country
In 1813 Great Britain was in the midst of war with France and the US.
The effects on trade were catastrophic. The workers and manufacturers ...
Enoch Wood presents his most respectful compliments - Hand Written Note from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Enoch Wood's reply to an invite from the Longport Corps., who have asked him to dinner.
Enoch Wood presents his most respectful compliments to Major Williamson and the officers of the Longport Corps ...
Ever Memorable Battle Off Cape Trafalgar : 21 October 1805 - document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Celebrating Victory
Illustration and article celebrating British victory over Spain and France at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle on December 12th 1805, the ...
Francis 'Frank' Joyce, born 1913
Frank was born on 27th March 1913 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He married Doris Scott on 9th February 1940. Frank served in Dunkirk during WWII. He died in 1968.
Frederick Arthur Dykes, 323166 Sapper Royal Engineers. Born 1894.
Frederick Dykes was born in 1894 in Staffordshire. At the outbreak of WWI he was a railway signalman, living in Talke, Staffordshire. He saw overseas service in France and was demobbed on 17th March 1919. ...
Gas Mask
A gas mask and holder dating from World War Two. This is a standard civilian issue mask. These were always provided in a plain card box with string for a shoulder strap. The tin holder shown here is likely ...
Gas Mask
This is a 'Service Respirator', issued to the Army/Navy/Air Force, also the Police and some Civil Defence etc. but generally not a civilian item.
Forty million masks were distributed to the civilian ...
Gas Mask
This is a child's gas issued during WW2. They were made in bright colours in an attempt to make them more acceptable to the child than the standard ominous black type. Known by collectors as the 'Mickey ...
George Henry Mayer, 13005688 The Pioneer Corps. Born 1901
George was born 15th March 1901 in Drayton Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. George originally enlisted at Burslem on the 8th February 1919 into the North Staffordshire Regiment. He left the ...
HMS Shannon captures the USS Chesapeake - News of a "glorious victory" from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Although this notice proclaims a "glorious victory" for Captain Broke of the HMS Shannon, some battles were far from over.
The War of 1812
During 1812-3, Britain and the United States began official ...
Hot Lane, Burslem
5 Hot Lane, Burslem. Originally this two storey building was built as a public house called The Dog and Partridge. Today its function is that of a scout hut. The ground floor has two large beaded windows ...
Hunger on the Home Front - A satyrical document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Wartime
In times of war, the fortunes of both tradespeople and townspeople could nose-dive - and in 1812 the Potteries were feeling the intense strain of Britain's long war with Napoleon's France.
Soup ...
John Joyce, born 1880
John Joyce was born in 1880 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He joined the army in 1914. After WWI he moved to Ireland, where he stayed until his death in the early 1960s.