Author: Harry Titley
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504995767
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, “A Staffordshire Lad” is a sensitive, innocent, and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time, and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author’s grandparents struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth, and the dangers to coal miners. It paints graphic descriptions of those times, experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author’s birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the midthirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing, and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood, such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters, and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. “Sometimes I would type away in ‘diary fashion,’ adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not, I would get lost in the past and relive the times as if they were happening for the first time.” It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people’s lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
A Staffordshire Man
Author: Harry Titley
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504995767
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, “A Staffordshire Lad” is a sensitive, innocent, and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time, and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author’s grandparents struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth, and the dangers to coal miners. It paints graphic descriptions of those times, experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author’s birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the midthirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing, and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood, such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters, and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. “Sometimes I would type away in ‘diary fashion,’ adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not, I would get lost in the past and relive the times as if they were happening for the first time.” It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people’s lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504995767
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, “A Staffordshire Lad” is a sensitive, innocent, and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time, and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author’s grandparents struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth, and the dangers to coal miners. It paints graphic descriptions of those times, experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author’s birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the midthirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing, and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood, such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters, and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. “Sometimes I would type away in ‘diary fashion,’ adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not, I would get lost in the past and relive the times as if they were happening for the first time.” It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people’s lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
Staffordshire Pots & Potters
Author: George Woolliscroft Rhead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History of pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History of pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Strange ... News from Staffordshire, or, a ... narrative concerning a Young Man lying under ... God's ... vengeance, for imprecating ... Judgment upon himself, etc
The Little Book of Staffordshire
Author: Kate Gomez
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750982861
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
DID YOU KNOW? A gravestone in the churchyard of St Edwards at Leek suggests that the deceased died at the ripe old age of 438! The ashes of Hanley-born Sir Stanley Matthews are buried beneath the centre circle at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium. The sun sets twice in Leek each summer solstice. Sarah Westwood from Lichfield was the last woman to be executed at Stafford Gaol, in 1844. THE LITTLE BOOK OF STAFFORDSHIRE is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Staffordshire’s famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, customs ancient and modern, transport, battles and ghostly appearances. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750982861
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
DID YOU KNOW? A gravestone in the churchyard of St Edwards at Leek suggests that the deceased died at the ripe old age of 438! The ashes of Hanley-born Sir Stanley Matthews are buried beneath the centre circle at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium. The sun sets twice in Leek each summer solstice. Sarah Westwood from Lichfield was the last woman to be executed at Stafford Gaol, in 1844. THE LITTLE BOOK OF STAFFORDSHIRE is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Staffordshire’s famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, customs ancient and modern, transport, battles and ghostly appearances. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Staffordshire
Author: Charles John Beech Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Collections for a History of Staffordshire
Author: Staffordshire Record Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Minutes of meetings of the society appear in most of the vols.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Minutes of meetings of the society appear in most of the vols.
Collections for a History of Staffordshire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Glimpses of Bygone Staffordshire
Author: Frederick William Hackwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Staffordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Staffordshire's Military Heritage
Author: Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398110124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Exploring the military heritage of Staffordshire from Anglo-Saxon and Viking times to the present day.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398110124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Exploring the military heritage of Staffordshire from Anglo-Saxon and Viking times to the present day.
Staffordshire's War
Author: Karen Hunt
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445657864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Capturing the experiences of the people of Staffordshire during the First World War in their own words.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445657864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Capturing the experiences of the people of Staffordshire during the First World War in their own words.