Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. This exhibition brings into sharp focus the impact of four years of bloody conflict, which saw the loss of a generation. Rare photographs, medals and militaria help illustrate the poignant stories of Staffordians who served in all theatres of the war and on the Home Front.…
Read more ▸The story of the Christmas Truce has become one of the most famous events of the First World War. Many eye witness accounts of the event survive although it was not sanctioned by military commanders or officially reported. On Christmas Eve 1914, British soldiers heard German troops singing carols in the opposite trenches and saw…
Read more ▸The three banners, which include black and white photos, explain how Cannock Chase hosted thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were trained at the camps before being sent to the Western Front. The camps at Brocton and Rugeley resembled small towns, with huts, roads, shops, a theatre and a railway system, the remains of…
Read more ▸Opened in 1916, the Brindley Heath Military Hospital became a feature of the Chase landscape for nearly 40 years. Immediately after the war it treated soldiers suffering from shell shock and gas poisoning. Later it was purchased by the local colliery company who converted the huts into bungalow-type accomdation for its workforce. Brindley Village was…
Read more ▸A ‘pop up’ exhibition developed as part of the ground-breaking and innovative Chase Through Time Project has begun its tour of Staffordshire’s libraries. Chase Through Time, which recently concluded with a celebration event for volunteers and project partners, was a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funded two year research and historic landscape survey project led by…
Read more ▸Would you like to help preserve your community’s First World War stories, memories and objects? This training day will equip you with all the skills needed to host a digital collection day in your local community, from finding a suitable venue and volunteers to recording, photographing and uploading stories to our freely accessible online archive.…
Read more ▸The three banners, which include black and white photos, explain how Cannock Chase hosted thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were trained at the camps before being sent to the Western Front. The camps at Brocton and Rugeley resembled small towns, with huts, roads, shops, a theatre and a railway system, the remains of…
Read more ▸Opened in 1916, the Brindley Heath Military Hospital became a feature of the Chase landscape for nearly 40 years. Immediately after the war it treated soldiers suffering from shell shock and gas poisoning. Later it was purchased by the local colliery company who converted the huts into bungalow-type accomdation for its workforce. Brindley Village was…
Read more ▸A ‘pop up’ exhibition developed as part of the ground-breaking and innovative Chase Through Time Project has begun its tour of Staffordshire’s libraries. Chase Through Time, which recently concluded with a celebration event for volunteers and project partners, was a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) funded two year research and historic landscape survey project led by…
Read more ▸Opened in 1916, the Brindley Heath Military Hospital became a feature of the Chase landscape for nearly 40 years. Immediately after the war it treated soldiers suffering from shell shock and gas poisoning. Later it was purchased by the local colliery company who converted the huts into bungalow-type accomdation for its workforce. Brindley Village was…
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