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Milford maps
Historic maps of Milford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Milford maps
Historic map of Milford
Illustrated Victorian map of Staffordshire
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Milford books
Displaying 2 of 2 books about Milford and the local area. View all Milford books
Staffordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Uttoxeter Living Memories
Paperback
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Memories of Milford
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I was evacuated to Milford in 1942 and lived with my parents at a bungalow called KENCOT. Father was a teacher at Stafford secondary school.
Shared on 05 July 2007
Staffordshire memories
I was born in Brewery Yard, Great Haywood. After the war my mum moved to Notting Hill, London, so in the summer holidays my sister and I would stay at Nan & Grandads in the village. Mum {Eileen Bailey} played the piano in the Fox & Hounds, Stubbs's were the local butchers. I spent a few months at the local school,... [more]
Shared on 20 September 2008
I have very fond memories of Great Haywood during the 50s as my sister and I went to stay with our grandmother during the school holidays. We lived near to the centre of Manchester and so to visit this village in the 50s was like entering another world.
Grandma lived on the outskirts of the village in Tolldish Lane and she... [more]
Shared on 13 April 2008
Bailey Bridge Pontoon - Canal Cruisers.
I built the boat shown on the right hand side of the photograph. Bailey Bridge pontoon MKVI N0.19053 was manufactured by Gee Walker & Slater Ltd, Uttoxeter Road, Derby and sent to Engineers Stores, US Army Depot, Newbury, Berkshire on 29/9/1944. At post-war WD surplus sales, a considerable number of these Bailey Bridge pontoons were bought by Levesley's International and stored... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
My father, James E Bond, captained the Colwich Swifts for at least two seasons, and the team won the league in 1949. Jim played at Right Half. This memory was shared by Jim's friend Bill Fox.
Shared on 17 November 2007
Hi, I was born in Stafford and emigrated to Australia in 1975 and I have not revisited England since. Me and my older sister remember vividly exploring 2 old houses (Im unsure of how old they were) which were demolished in the early to mid 1970s. One was a white brick what seemed like a mansion to us at the time... [more]
Shared on 08 October 2009
I was born in Doxey, about one mile from Stafford town centre. My forebears lived in and around what was then called Castletown, that is the area on the left of Doxey Road. My maternal grandmother Alice Parsons was the keeper, with her husband Harry, of the Castle Tavern which has a prominent position on the corner of Castle Street. They... [more]
Shared on 30 June 2009
Extracts From Milford & Staffordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Milford, inspired by Frith photos.
Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album
In 1698 the traveller Celia Fiennes noted that there was a considerable industry of cutting and burning the bracken on Cannock Chase. This provided ashes which were made into balls to be used for washing and scouring, many of which were sent to London for use there.
This is an extract from Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album.
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Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album
During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway. In the Second World War an RAF camp was set up at Hednesford. Here, in a more peaceful era, a family are enjoying a quiet picnic.
This is an extract from Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album.
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Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album
During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway. In the Second World War an RAF camp was set up at Hednesford. Here, in a more peaceful era, a family are enjoying a quiet picnic.
This is an extract from Stafford Living Memories Pocket Album.
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