ARP Warden Helmet, World War II
During World War II Air Raid Precaution warden’s had the job to protect civilians from the dangers of air-raids.
During blackouts they were responsible for ensuring no light was visible. They had ...
Bomb damage, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Chesterton Salvation Army pictured amongst ruined buildings after a bombing raid on Chesterton during World War Two.
Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Clayton Hall originally belonged to the Lovatt family, who were local landowners.
The Hall was used as a family home for nearly one hundred years until 1939, when it was taken over during the Second ...
Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of World War II Fleet Air Arm barrack blocks.
During World War II Clayton Hall became HMS Daedalus, a land based Royal Naval Artificer Training Establishment. Many buildings were built within ...
D-Day Landing Flag
This flag is from one of the landing crafts used in the D-Day Landings on Tuesday 6th June 1944.
It was given to the youngest member of the crew Eric Heath from Sandyford.
The flag was blackened ...
HMS Daedalus camp military band, Clayton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph was taken during the Second World War when Clayton Hall was used as a training base for Fleet Air-Arm apprentices.
Knitted Mittens, WW2
These woollen mittens have been knitted out of khaki coloured wool and were hand knitted probably for a soldier during World War 2..
Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph of French soldiers from the camp at Trentham during World War Two.
Local Home Guard Platoon, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the local Home Guard platoon during World war 2 marching down Liverpool Road.
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This Mark 1 Spitfire from R.A.F. Bicester was on display outside the Brampton Museum (then the Borough Museum and Art Gallery) in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air ...
Stoke-on-Trent War Revision Map, 1940
After the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II the threat of invasion by opposing forces became real.
The military needed maps to help them plan in case of invasion but when they looked at the maps ...
US Army group at Keele Hall, World War , Newcastle-under-Lyme
C.O. Colonel Stack with his Staff from the US Army, standing outside Keele Hall.
World War II Evacuee's doll
Baby ‘John’ was an evacuee’s doll belonging to a little girl named Sheila.
She was evacuated to the area to escape the bombs at Tilbury Docks. She lived with a family in Blythe Bridge and went to a ...
World War II Police Helmet
Many police during the war were Special Constables, fit and able men in reserved occupation, they were issued with a steel helmet with ‘police’ marked on the front. The helmet was meant to withstand the ...