Golden Lion, Stanground
Jean and Dick Franklin at their pub, the Golden Lion at Stanground, pictured with the resident Victorian Music Box.
National Registration Act 1915
The 1915 National Registration Act provided for the establishment of a register of every civilian in the country between the ages of 15 and 65....
Perkins workers (1951)
Perkins workers arriving at the Oxney Road entrance in 1951.
Perkins Workers heading for home
Perkins workers leaving the Eastfield factory and heading for home around 1960
Local Brickworks (c.1906)
A lovely old photo of one of our early brickworks captured around 1906
RAF Westwood Programme (1945)
"RAF At Home" programme and display details from the RAF Westwood Airfield in 1945. Thanks to Roger Negus for these.
Walton Crossing
The complex Walton Level Crossing that was manned by two signal boxes and two sets of gates. Each box operated its own set of...
Netherton Under Construction
Netherton housing estate taking shape in the early 1960s. The view is looking down Ledbury Road with Baker Perkins on Westfield Road in the...
Perkins Clocking In (1960s)
Employees clocking in at Perkins Engines, Eastfield in the 1960s
Pells Store, Oxney Road
On the far right of this one is Pells Store which was off Oxney Road near to what is now the Sainsburys Eastfield Store...
