Military parade at Trentham Road, Dresden
Military Parade, Normacot
The 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery is pictured, on Uttoxeter Road, travelling towards Meir. Photograph taken at the junction with Meir Road.
Military Parade, Normacot
The 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery is pictured, on Uttoxeter Road, travelling towards Meir. Photograph taken at the junction with Meir Road.
Military parade, Normacot
The 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery is pictured, on Uttoxeter Road, travelling towards Meir. Photograph taken at the junction with Meir Road.
Military parade, Normacot
Soldiers of the 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery travelling roughly south-east down Uttoxeter Road near the junction with Meir Road.
PMT depot, Scotia Road, Burslem
The Potteries Motor Traction company's Burslem depot was on Scotia Road. Originally it was Brown's Motor Co garage and was taken over by PMT in 1951. Enlarged in 1961, it took over from Goldenhill as ...
Private Herbert Lewis, 5041117 North Staffordshire Regiment. Born 1894
Herbert Lewis was born in 1894 in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He joined the army in 1916. He served in France, Gibraltar, Constantinople and India. He married on 16th February 1929. ...
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 ...
Public Dinner - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Organising a Public Dinner for the local volunteer corps
Hand-written letter seeking subscriptions from local businessmen for a public dinner in honour of the Longport Volunteer Corps "return from ...
Setting up a Volunteer Corps - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
The Defence and Preservation of KING and Country
Printed public notice announcing the resolutions from a meeting that took place in the Legs of Man in Burslem on July 28th, 1803.
A number of businessmen ...
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 ...
The Loyal Pottery Volunteer Cavalry - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Printed notice announcing the decisions made at a meeting on May 1st 1798 at the Swann Inn, Hanley.
The meeting was due to discuss arrangements for the Pottery Volunteer Cavalry and to enlist more ...
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 ...
Thomas Herbert Alder, 80601 RAMC. P Company. Born 1888
Thomas Alder was born 16th September 1888 in Portsmouth , Hampshire. He returned to England from Canada in 1914, at the start of WWI, enlisting in the RAMC. He was posted to Blackpool, Lancashire on 13th ...
To the Householders Residing in Burslem, Tunstall, Longport and Cobridge - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Printed notice from H. Henshall requesting that residents of Burslem, Tunstall, Longport and Cobridge attend a meeting on May 15th 1798.
The meeting was called to discuss the formation of a local defence ...
Tunstall Volunteers - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Printed notice highlighting the resolutions from a meeting, which took place on August 8th, 1803, at the Lamb Inn, Tunstall.
At the meeting, local inhabitants and manufacturers decided to form a volunteer ...
Volunteer Corps Business - Burslem July 29th 1803 - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Volunteer Corps
The French Revolution in 1789 signalled the start of a very turbulent period in European history.
During the 1790s the French Revolutionary government waged war on much of Europe, ...